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Map of major cattle trails, with the Great Western Trail in the center. The Great Western Cattle Trail is the name used today for a cattle trail established during the late 19th century for moving beef stock and horses to markets in eastern and northern states.
In 1868, David Morrill Poor, a former Confederate officer from San Antonio, drove 1,100 cattle from east of San Angelo into Mexico over the Chihuahua Trail. This event, the "Great Chihuahua Cattle Drive," was the largest cattle drive attempted over that trail up to that time, but the market was much better in Kansas than in Mexico, so most ...
1873 Map of Chisholm Trail with Subsidiary Trails in Texas (from Kansas Historical Society). The Chisholm Trail (/ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/ CHIZ-əm) was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, crossed the Red River into Indian Territory, and ended at Kansas rail stops.
Pages in category "Historic trails and roads in Oklahoma" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Great Western Cattle Trail; J. Jefferson ...
The corral was built c.1876; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Texas Trail Stone Corral. [2] According to one source the last cattle drive over the trail was in 1884, [3] but others say there were drives later. [1] The XIT Ranch used the Texas Trail, connecting Tascosa to Dodge City until 1885. That was when the ...
Great Western Cattle Trail; H. Hastings Cutoff; L. Lolo Pass (Idaho–Montana) M. ... Ridge Trail Historic District; S. San Antonio–El Paso Road; Santa Fe Trail ...
The Potter-Blocker Trail (sometimes called the Potter-Bacon Cutoff or Potter-Bacon Trail), was a trail blazed by Jack Potter used to move cattle to market, starting around 1883. It was a collateral branch of the Great Western Cattle Trail , but was shorter and crossed more unforgiving land.
Bandera was a staging area on the Great Western Cattle Trail, during the second half of the 19th century. [9] The Cabaret Dance Hall opened in 1936. [10] Throughout its history the dance hall hosted Bob Wills, Doug Sahm, Ernest Tubb, and others. [11] In 2008, the hall was listed as endangered by Preservation Texas. [12]