Chisholm Trail

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The Chisholm Trail was a major 19th-century cattle-driving route that ran from Texas to Kansas, playing a key role in the development of the American West and the cattle industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic cattle trail
transportation route
activeFrom late 1860s
activeUntil mid 1880s
commemoratedBy Chisholm Trail heritage sites
surface form: Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan, Oklahoma

historical markers
museums along the route
connectedTo Kansas Pacific Railway
railheads in Abilene
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance associated with cowboy culture
featured in Western folklore
symbol of the American Old West
distance approximately 800 miles
economicImpact contributed to expansion of American beef market
stimulated cattle industry in Texas
supported growth of Kansas rail towns
endPoint Kansas
follows older Native American trails
trading routes established by Jesse Chisholm
hasSubject Western films and television programs
numerous books
songs and ballads
historicalPeriod 19th century
locatedIn Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
namedAfter Jesse Chisholm
originatesNear San Antonio, Texas
south Texas ranching country
passesThrough Indian Territory
Oklahoma Territory
Red River of the South
surface form: Red River
peakUsage 1867–1884
reasonForDecline barbed wire fencing and closed range
expansion of railroads into Texas
quarantine laws in Kansas and other states
recognizedBy Texas Historical Commission
startPoint Texas
terminus Abilene, Kansas, United States
surface form: Abilene, Kansas

Ellsworth, Kansas
Newton, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
usedFor beef supply to northern markets
cattle drive
moving cattle to railheads
transporting Texas Longhorn cattle

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Chisholm Trail Parkway namedAfter Chisholm Trail
Chisholm Trail heritage sites commemorates Chisholm Trail
this entity surface form: Chisholm Trail cattle drives
Chisholm Trail heritage sites category Chisholm Trail
Queen of the Cowtowns relatedTo Chisholm Trail
Cherokee Outlet traversedBy Chisholm Trail
Red River basedOn Chisholm Trail
this entity surface form: The Chisholm Trail
Texas frontier associatedWith Chisholm Trail
Marlow, Oklahoma heritage Chisholm Trail
'Red River' (1948 film) basedOn Chisholm Trail
subject surface form: Red River (1948 film)
this entity surface form: The Chisholm Trail
'Red River' (1948 film) settingLocation Chisholm Trail
subject surface form: Red River (1948 film)