Depictions of the Western Interior Seaway
he Western Interior Seaway of the Mesozoic Era is the reason that the Red River Valley of the South is extremely rich in fossils.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 6
Map, mis-dated
Two maps of the Missouri Territory were either made with a time machine, or one of them is a wee bit older.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 22
A 1656 Map of Naguatex and the Gentleman of Elvas
A 1656 map shows villages like Naguatex, which were described in the 1557 book, Gentleman of Elvas, about the de Soto expedition.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 27
The Ozark Trail, aka the original Route 66
The northwestern portions of the Ozark Trail were subsumed by the federal highway project designated as US 66, aka the original Route 66.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 17
Coates' Bluff, the Original Shreveport
Coates' Bluff was Shreveport's original settlement, the site of a trading post within a Caddoan village.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 12
First Map of the Mississippi
According to Jacques Marquette in 1673, this is the "First Map of the Mississippi River."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 10
More Warren's Trading Post Maps
I found two other maps of Texas, both from the period after Texas statehood (1845), that shows Warren's trading posts.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 5
Warren's Trading House at Salt Creek?
Pressler's 1867 shows Warren's Trading House sandwiched between Panther and Salt Creek (TX), and near Red Creek (OK), but not on Mud Creek.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 2
A Map about an unrealized Future
A map about an unrealized future, drawn to indicate where the Texas & Pacific Railroad would pass once it was built west of Shreveport.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 30
Railroad Ruin in Sherman
Along Cherry Street in downtown Sherman is an interesting ruin behind the 1888 Cottonbelt railroad depot.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 30
Measuring the Index Line at Logansport
The Index Line stretched all the way from Logansport north to the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Apr 21
A Busy Saturday in Durant
An undated photograph depicts "a busy Saturday in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Apr 18
A Map of Native America
This French map from 1783 combines European claims and native America.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Dec 21, 2023
German Map of Arkansas, 1824
This 1824 German map of Arkansas Territory is a lot more illuminating than many others from the same period I've encountered.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Dec 6, 2023
Zebulon Pike's Journey to the Red River... kinda
Zebulon Pike's journey to the Red River was beset with problems and intrigue.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Nov 10, 2023
Crockett Hotel in Bonham, Texas
Sanborn Maps from the 1880s tell me that the burning building was the Crockett Hotel in Bonham, Texas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Nov 1, 2023
Wegefarth County, no more and never much was
Wegefarth County was platted and promoted in 1873 to white homesteaders to push out native people.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 24, 2023
The Cossatot River
The Cossatot River derives from a French word meaning"crushed head," and in 1833, it was to be spanned by a toll bridge.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 24, 2023
Cross Timbers Map from 1844 by Josiah Gregg
The Cross Timbers is well defined on this 1844 map by Josiah Gregg.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 24, 2023
The Central National Road, from Texas to Arkansas
The Central National Road connected Dallas, Texas to Washington, Arkansas.
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