The Dixie Overland / Bankhead Highway, aka US 80
US 80, formerly known as the Dixie Overland Highway, merges with the Bankhead Highway and is the mother road of the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 15, 2023
The Good Roads Movement
The Good Roads Movement was the brainchild of two inventions: the Safety Bicycle and the Automobile.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13, 2023
The Chickasaws and their Nation
Establishing the Chickasaw Nation along the Red River proved to be a long ordeal.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13, 2023
Old Boston Jail in New Boston, Texas
The old Boston Jail in New Boston, not to be confused with the original (Texas) Boston.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13, 2023
The Colfax Massacre
The Colfax Massacre along the Red River was the most violent episode in Reconstruction Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13, 2023
Steam Boat Ticket to White Oak Shoals
A ticket reserved passage on the steam boat Relief, which paddled down the river from White Oak Shoals (Arkansas) to Natchitoches.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13, 2023
The Shawnees in the Red River Valley of Texas and Oklahoma
The Shawnees were originally from the Ohio River, not the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13, 2023
Racialist Deflection: Violence in the Red River Valley
The Red River Valley witnessed racialist violence, based on whites deflecting, throughout the first half of the 20th century.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13, 2023
The Kiowas of the Oklahoma Plains
The Kiowas of the Oklahoma Plains created a unique horse and buffalo hunting culture.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 11, 2023
The Great Raft of the Red River
The Great Raft of the Red River: A Massive Log Jam with its own Eco System
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 10, 2023
Anglo Americans in Texas before Austin: Illegal Immigrants on Wavell's Grant and in Miller County
Wavell's Grant was the second empressario granted by Mexcio for Texas, but there were already illegal squatters.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 10, 2023
The Tonkawas: Texas Originals
One of the more fascinating cultures of the original Red River Valley people are the Tonkawas, a very distinct Texas tribe.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 10, 2023
The Academies of the Choctaws and Chickasaws
The academies established by the Choctaws and Chickasaws in Indian Territory were mission schools.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 10, 2023
Cynthia Ann Parker's First Photograph
While in Fort Worth upon her capture in 1860, Cynthia Ann Parker's first photograph was taken while she nursed her daughter.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 8, 2023
The Red River Valley in Arkansas: Gateway to the Southwest
The Red River Valley in Arkansas is at the Great Bend Region.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 8, 2023
The Osages in the Red River Valley
The Osage Nation claims to have held territory from the Ohio to the Red River Valley of the South.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 8, 2023
The Comanche Empire
The Comancheria — the Comanche Empire — became a formidable force for both the Europeans and Anglo American colonizers.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 8, 2023
The Paris Lynching of Henry Smith
The public lynching of Henry Smith in Paris, Texas in 1893 was detailed in a commemorative book by his murderers.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 6, 2023
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde met in West Dallas, a place that defined them and their deeds.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 6, 2023
The Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory
The Choctaw Nation was the first of the "five civilized tribes" to face removal into Indian Territory.
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