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
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
- Aug 31
Wreck in the Red River
A wreck in the Red River is an archeological site.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 31
Good ol' Gotebo, Oklahoma
There was the once-large town of Gotebo, Oklahoma.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 29
The Drowned Town of Preston, aka Coffee's Trading Post
Preston was founded by Holland Coffee, and yes, that was his real name.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 27
Gold at San Calixto near the Wichita Mountains, aka the Sierra Jumanos, of Oklahoma
San Calixto in the Wichita Mountains - the Sierra Jumanos - was probably the base for gold prospecting after it failed as a mission in 1629.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 24
Steam Boat from Doaksville to Beal's Landing
An announcement of a stern wheeler going to Beal's Landing in Fannin County.
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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 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 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 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 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
- 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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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 21
Fort Sauvage, the Natchez Village after the Fort Rosalie Massacre
The Natchez settlement that was destroyed by French troops and Choctaw, Houma, and Tunica allies in the early 1730s.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 14
The Wanderer, a Ferry on Lake Texoma
The construction of Denison Dam restricted accessing between Texas and Oklahoma. Bring on the ferry!
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Apr 29
Dallas MKT Freight Depot
The former MKT freight depot behind the School Book Depository in downtown Dallas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Apr 29
Shreve's Cut: The Mississippi, Red, and Atchafalaya Rivers at Red River Landing, Louisiana
Shreve's Cut of the Mississippi River led to engineering the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers, and the victim was Red River Landing.
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