Hiking the Blue River WMA, Oklahoma
The Blue River WMA is a hiker's and fisher's paradise.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 18
The Collapsed Toll Bridges at Sowell and Telephone, Texas
The toll bridge at Sowell's Bluff at the Red River, between Fannin County, Texas and Bryan County, Oklahoma collapsed in 1934.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 15
Union Strategy in Indian Territory, Annotated
Annotated editorial from the Chicago Tribune to provide some context about slavery in the Choctaw Nation.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 13
The Old Preston Road
The upper portion of this 1840 map by General Cooke of Grayson and Fannin counties shows a number of places that no longer exist
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 13
Gloster at Jefferson... Highway
Gloster became a functioning place only after the Texas & Pacific trains came through
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 11
The King of Trails from Kansas To Texas
The King of Trails took travelers from Kansas to the Gulf Coast of Texas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 10
1908 Flood at Warren in Fannin County, Texas
"The devastating 1908 flood's effect on the "Frisco Bridge - Warner Junction - Red River Flood. May 26th '08."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 10
A Traveling Map, Part IV: Helmuth Holtz and La Reunion and Dallas
West of downtown Dallas was the settlement "La Reunion," founded by socialists in 1850s.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 10
A Traveling Map, Part III: Holtz and Pilot Grove, Texas in 1865
A map showing the stagecoach route through Pilot Grove (Grayson County, Texas) in 1865.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 10
A Traveling Map, Part II: 1867 Holtz Map of Texas and Marcy's 1852 Red River Expedition
In 1852, Captain Marcy and George B. McClellan were tasked to document the source of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 10
A Traveling Map, Part I: Holtz's 1865 Map of the Great Bend Region of the Red River
This 1865 map by Helmuth Holtz depicts the Great Bend Region of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 9
A Wise Mansion in Paris, Texas
In 1887 W.B. Wise of Paris, Lamar County, Texas decided to show off his wealth by building a Queen Anne style home.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 8
The Red River Bridge War
The toll bridge at Colbert was the site of the Red River Bridge "war."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 6
The Index Bridge - A Good Roads Project
The Index Bridge over the Red River between Texas and Arkansas was once a beautiful structure.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 26
Old Red River and New Cane River of Natchitoches
Was Cane River in Natchitoches really once the Red River?
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 23
Gainesville's Chickasaw Hotel
The relationship between Gainesville, Texas and Indian Territory as explained by the Chickasaw Hotel.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 20
Old House in Old Natchitoches as photographed by Marion Wolcott
n 1940, photographer Marion Wolcott of the Works Progress Administration visited Natchitoches, Louisiana along the Cane River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 14
Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River
The Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River once linked Louisiana and Arkansas around the upper portions of the Great Raft.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 9
Thousand-Word Photograph: Texans Squatting in Indian Territory
The Chickasaws witnessed a land and genealogical invasion by Texans in the early 20th century.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 30
History found in History: Mound City in Red River County, Texas, a steamboat port
Mound City in Red River County, Texas once welcomed steamboats in the 1870s
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