Historic Chisholm Trail Markers
 Photo courtesy of Abilene CVB |
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| Historic Chisholm Trail Markers Texas Street & Buckeye Abilene, KS 67410 Map This! |
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| 785-263-2231 |
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At the end of the Civil War when millions of longhorns were left on the plains of Texas without a market, the Union Pacific was building west across Kansas. Joseph McCoy, an Illinois stockman, believed these cattle could be herded north for shipment by rail. He built yards at Abilene and sent agents to notify the Texas cattlemen. In 1867 the first drives were made up the Chisholm Trail and during the next five years more than a million head were received.
Dickinson County
Turnout Old Abilene Town
South Sixth Street, Abilene
| From Kansas Historic Markers website, Dickinson County: |
| http://www.kshs.org/tourists/markers.htm#30 |
| Read more about the Chisholm trail at: |
| http://www.onthechisholmtrail.com/ |
| Read more about Abilene, Kansas at: |
| http://www.abilenecityhall.com/ |