The French In My Back Yard

[Blind.In.Texas]

I drank much beer and traversed many miles on Cavanal...........and the back roads........and the city streets........and the pastures. One winter, we packed all the mailboxes with snow that were on the road behind holiday hill.......good times.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Good history and Great pics!

 

[VanGone]

This area of AR & OK was explored, & trapped for beaver for many years, thus leaving many 'French Names'.
In Ar there is 'Petit Jean mt, Sugarloaf mt, Fourche Lafave river, Poteau river, (both states), Cossatot river, (bone crusher)', & in OK 'Cavanal Hill, San Bois mts, Fourche Maline river, Kiamichi mts,' (French for water bird), Chalbeatte crossing, etc.....
Fourche means (Fork), Poteau is supposed to mean 'Post', so must have been a trading post originally, Chouteau OK was named for Auguste Pierre Chouteau, explorer who established the first white settlement at 'Salina OK'.
My uncles found a 'flintlock pistol' while swimming below a rapids in the 30's on the Poteau.
Pic's are Sugarloaf mt, & Cavanal Hill in my area.

Fossis..............

Thanks for the trip back in time. It is always enjoyable to read and look at your post Fossis.You are a talented man.
Ed

 

[fossis]

I drank much beer and traversed many miles on Cavanal...........and the back roads........and the city streets........and the pastures. One winter, we packed all the mailboxes with snow that were on the road behind holiday hill.......good times.

You're a 'bad boy'.

Fossis..........

 

[fossis]

Good history and Great pics!

Thanks mike.

Fossis...............

 

[fossis]

This area of AR & OK was explored, & trapped for beaver for many years, thus leaving many 'French Names'.
In Ar there is 'Petit Jean mt, Sugarloaf mt, Fourche Lafave river, Poteau river, (both states), Cossatot river, (bone crusher)', & in OK 'Cavanal Hill, San Bois mts, Fourche Maline river, Kiamichi mts,' (French for water bird), Chalbeatte crossing, etc.....
Fourche means (Fork), Poteau is supposed to mean 'Post', so must have been a trading post originally, Chouteau OK was named for Auguste Pierre Chouteau, explorer who established the first white settlement at 'Salina OK'.
My uncles found a 'flintlock pistol' while swimming below a rapids in the 30's on the Poteau.
Pic's are Sugarloaf mt, & Cavanal Hill in my area.

Fossis..............

Thanks for the trip back in time. It is always enjoyable to read and look at your post Fossis.You are a talented man.
Ed

You're welcome Ed.

Fossis.............