Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads.
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Texas ranchers using the Chisholm Trail had their cowboys start cattle drives from either the Rio Grande area or San Antonio.
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Chisholm Trail encouraged Texas cattlemen to drive their herds to his stockyards.
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The Chisholm Trail was previously used by Indian hunting and raiding parties; the trail crossed into Indian Territory near Red River Station and entered Kansas near Caldwell.
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Chisholm Trail died from what was called trail fever just after arriving in Wichita, after an otherwise successful journey.
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At least 27 movies have portrayed fictional accounts of the first drive along the Chisholm Trail, including The Texans, directed by James P Hogan and starring Randolph Scott and Joan Bennett; and Red River, directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift.
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Chisholm Trail is roughly traced by US Route 81 through Oklahoma, and that state has multiple museums and sites paying respect to the trail.
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On September 26,2009, a historical marker on the Chisholm Trail was unveiled at the site of Red River Station in Montague County.
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