Fort Griffin, "Civilized"
Fort Griffin marked the boundary line ("the frontier") between Native American lands and white settlement ("civilization").
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 17
Waterless and Bisonless Fort Phantom Hill
Fort Phantom Hill centered a small town of the same name in the 1880s, where the main source of income derived from buffalo slaughter.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 17
Fort Washita
Fort Washita's main purpose was to protect Chickasaw and Choctaw settlers from the Plains Indians and Anglo "land smugglers."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 15
The Good Roads Movement
The Good Roads Movement was the brainchild of two inventions: the Safety Bicycle and the Automobile.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 4
The Great Western Cattle Trail
The Great Western Trail was the last great northern cattle trail.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 4
The Shawnee Cattle Trail
The Shawnee Trail is also known as Preston Road or Texas Trail or Military Road or Emigrant Trail.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 4
The Chisholm Trail aka The Abilene Cattle Trail
The Chisholm Trail was mostly known as the Abilene Cattle Trail through Indian Territory.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 4
End of the Trail: The Trail of Tears for the Choctaws
The Trail of Tears for the Choctaws ended at a little place called Ultima Thule, and the beginning of their new home was Eagletown.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 1
The Butterfield Overland Mail Route and Stagecoach
The Butterfield Overland Mail Route was the first transcontinental road in the United States.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 22
Hiking the Chickasaw National Park, Oklahoma
A "National Recreation Area" that was once named after a senator from Connecticut.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 20
Hiking Caprock Canyon State Trailway to the Clarity Tunnel, Texas
The Clarity Tunnel is the star of the ride.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 20
Rare Map of Oklahoma: Chisholm Trail and Original Choctaw Names
A Rare Map of Oklahoma from 1892 shows towns, trails, districts, counties, and more.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 20
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
- Jan 31
Red River Station on the Cattle Trail
Red River Station in Montague County, Texas is a ghost of the cattle trail driving past.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 31
Colbert's Bridge, Hotel, and Ferry at the Red River
Colbert's hotel stood above his ferry, which once was replaced by a bridge in 1875 that the Red River promptly washed away.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 31
Rare Southwestern Arkansas Civil War Map
A rare, hand-drawn map of southwestern Arkansas during the Civil War.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 21, 2022
Massacre and a Trail of Tears on the Van Dorn Trail
The Van Dorn Trail led to a massacre and subsequently became a Trail of Tears for the Plains Indians.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 21, 2022
The Bankhead Highway Convoy through North Texas!
In 1919, the U.S. government authorized a Military Motor Convoy to traverse the Bankhead Highway.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
The Great Spanish Road to the Red River, Part 1
One of the least studied but major trade arteries emanating from the Red River was the so-called "Great Spanish Road."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Josiah Gregg's Gold Road on a German Map
Josiah Gregg's trading path became the "Gold Road" for German immigrants.
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