Marcy and Black Beaver
Randolph B. Marcy, a West Point graduate and U.S. army captain/lieutenant from Pennsylvania, served much of his pre-Civil War career in...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 21
On the road
The Bankhead Highway was easily navigable through Dallas, Fort Worth, and out west, as it was paved with Thurber bricks. (Hardin Simmons...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 15
Going the distance
The published account of the 28th Congressional Session in 1843 included a number of maps and drawings. These visuals helped to...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 26, 2021
Map for mathematicians
Map fro the 28th Congressional Session, 1848, of distances between federal outposts in the American Southwest (LOC). The published...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 26, 2021
Longitudinal confusion
The Red River Valley above Fulton/ Clarksville / Fort Towson was not fully mapped until after the Civil War. The first regional mapping...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Great Spanish Road, Part II
Vial's "Spanish Road" route begins in Natchitoches and passes by homes and ranches of traders/planters. It mentions several...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Great Spanish Road, Part 1
One of the least studied but apparently, major trade arteries emanating from the Red River was the so-called "Great Spanish Road" that...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
A Golden Road
This map, published in Annaberg (Saxony), explained the relative location of Texas and the roads and trails that led to the California...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Disappearing Fort
Founded in 1867, Fort Griffin (Shackleford County, Texas) is now a state historic site with lots of scenic ruins on a mesquite-heavy...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
100th Meridian
In August of 1859, surveyors marked the 100th Meridian at the Red River - the line that marks the eastern boundary of the Texas panhandle...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
Lost La Salle
The map by Jean Baptist Franquelin, printed in Paris (France) in 1684, is a facsimile of the original that has been lost. It now resides...
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