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    Massacre at Wichita Village
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jul 21

    Massacre at Wichita Village

    The "Historical Map of Clay County" by the Slagle Abstract Company shows an Old Cattle Trail meeting at the Little Washita in Clay...
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    On the road
    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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    A remarkable man
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Aug 2, 2021

    A remarkable man

    One bright, sunny, and very hot day, I traversed the Texas portion of US 82 into Archer County from Wichita County, on my way to some...
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    Crossing at Doan's
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Aug 2, 2021

    Crossing at Doan's

    If you counted yourself among the fashionable pioneer set, a MUST-DO was to cross into Indian Territory by way of the Doan's Store....
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    Milling around Eliasville
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Aug 2, 2021

    Milling around Eliasville

    One of the easiest ways to spot a ghost town is to follow abandoned railroad lines. When the companies were building their right-of-ways...
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    Longitudinal confusion
    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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    Jefferson devolution
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jul 11, 2021

    Jefferson devolution

    Jefferson, the county seat of Marion County, Texas, became an inland port after the first federal Red River raft (massive log jam)...
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    Honeycutt Flat
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jul 6, 2021

    Honeycutt Flat

    Due to work related activities, I've been nosing around Gainesville (Cooke County, Texas) lately. The city was founded as a settlement in...
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    Disappearing Fort
    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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    Criminal architecture
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 29, 2021

    Criminal architecture

    Since 1880s at least, and most likely at least two decades prior, the corner of State/ East Fourth/ Sam Rayburn and North Chestnut...
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    Denison DAM!
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 29, 2021

    Denison DAM!

    When Sam Rayburn, U.S. Speaker of the House from Bonham (Fannin County, Texas), proposed the flood control project for the Red River at...
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    Trace of Trammel
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 28, 2021

    Trace of Trammel

    In 1838, when the United States and the Republic of Texas surveyed the boundary between the countries along the Index Line (today's...
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    Great War Soldier
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 28, 2021

    Great War Soldier

    Tombstones, especially military ones, are great ways to trace history. And the history gathered from a tombstone needn't be from your...
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    Red River City
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 28, 2021

    Red River City

    According to this map filed by the Houston & Texas Railroad with the Texas General Land Office, their rail line was proposed to extend to...
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    Depredations
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 28, 2021

    Depredations

    In the 1890s, these unnamed men from Montague County, Texas posed for a photograph after filing claims against the U.S. government for...
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