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Map of major cattle trails between 1866-1890. The first large-scale effort to drive cattle from Texas to the nearest railhead for shipment to Chicago occurred in 1866, when many Texas ranchers banded together to drive their cattle to the closest point that railroad tracks reached, which at that time was Sedalia, Missouri.
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.
[citation needed] Sullivant owned 80,000 acres (324 km 2) in Champaign, Ford, Piatt, and Livingston counties and used his land to raise corn and to graze large herds of cattle; he was one of a select group of wealthy men who dominated the state's booming livestock industry in the middle to late 19th century.
Tom Candy Ponting (August 26, 1824 - October 11, 1916) was an American rancher, farmer and cattle driver. [1] In 1853–1854, together with his business partner, Washington Malone, they were the first people to drive a herd of Texas Longhorn cattle from Texas to New York City, the longest cattle drive in American history.
Spring Point Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,332 and it contained 485 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,332 and it contained 485 housing units.
National City had its beginnings as a business investment by East-Coast venture capitalists in the early 1870s. [2] East St. Louis mayor John Bowman had envisioned a new stockyard operation in East. St. Louis that would rival the famous Union Stock Yards in Chicago and make the stockyards in nearby St. Louis minor by comparison, and he approached a group of wealthy investors about establishing ...
Champaign is Township 19 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.64 square miles (48.3 km 2), of which 18.57 square miles (48.1 km 2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km 2) (or 0.38%) is water. [2]
Wilton Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 841 and it contained 318 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 841 and it contained 318 housing units.