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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.
15 gru 2023 · The history of cattle drives in Texas is defined by several major trails that facilitated the movement of cattle across the United States. Among the most famous are the Chisholm Trail, Goodnight-Loving Trail, Western Trail, Shawnee Trail, and Texas Road cattle trail.
From about 1865 to the mid-1890's, our vaqueros and cowboys herded about 5 million cattle to markets up north while also becoming famous legends that made Texas proud. While Texas had many trails, we need to tell you about two of the most famous: The Chisholm Trail and the Goodnight-Loving Trail.
The Great Western Cattle Trail, also known as the Western Trail, Fort Griffin Trail, Dodge City Trail, Northern Trail, and Texas Trail, wasn’t as well known as some of the other cattle trails, but it was longer and carried cattle for two years longer than did the Chisholm Trail.
The Western Trail. On View Through November 17, 2024. In March 1874, cattleman and drover John T. Lytle drove a herd of 3,500 Texas cattle from Medina County, Texas, to Red Cloud Agency (now Fort Robinson), Nebraska, on a new cattle trail he blazed across four states.
7 maj 2024 · The Great Western Trail, a nineteenth-century longhorn cattle trail, stretched 2,000 miles from Mexico, across nine Great Plains states, and into two provinces in Canada. Its brief existence from 1874 to 1893 helped revitalize the Texas and Great Plains economy after the Civil War and captured the imagination of Americans.
Explore the rich Texas history of ranch hands, cowboys and cattle on The Chisolm Trail —the greatest migration of livestock in world history.
