Episode 16

August 30, 2024

00:52:42

LOCAL HISTORY | The Great Red River Raft

LOCAL HISTORY | The Great Red River Raft
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LOCAL HISTORY | The Great Red River Raft

Aug 30 2024 | 00:52:42

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Show Notes

This episode is the third in our new local history series featuring Dr. Laura Sikes, assistant professor of history and director of the Red River Center for Regional History and Culture at Texas A&M University-Texarkana.

Laura continues the series with the history of the Great Raft, a miles-long logjam that blocked travel and shipping via the Red River for centuries.

LINKS

Source — "No Hope! The Story of the Great Red River Raft," by Mitchel Whitington

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