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Chisholm Trail

Grant County
Location: One mile north of Pond Creek on Highway 81, on the west side of the road (DAR)
Coordinates: 36.6807398,-97.804301
Sponsored by: Daughters of the American Revolution
Material: Stone with bronze plaque
Topics: American Indians, Indian and Frontier Trade, Transportation, Westward Expansion 1803–1861, Territorial Period 1861–1907, Ranching

A pioneer merchant, trader, and explorer, Jesse Chisholm, a Cherokee, established the trail through western Indian Territory before the Civil War. Texas cattlemen used the trail until the late 1880s to move millions of cattle to northern markets. The trail ran from Montague County, Texas, to Abilene, Kansas.



Chisholm Trail

Grant County
Location: Approximately 400 feet west of Eighth Street in Pond Creek on Highway 81, on the north side of the road (DAR)
Coordinates: 36.666028, -97.812611
Sponsored by: Daughters of the American Revolution
Material: Stone with bronze plaque
Topics: American Indians, Indian and Frontier Trade, Transportation, Westward Expansion 1803–1861, Territorial Period 1861–1907

A pioneer merchant, trader, and explorer, Jesse Chisholm, a Cherokee, established the trail through western Indian Territory before the Civil War. Texas cattlemen used the trail until the late 1880s to move millions of cattle to northern markets. The trail ran from Montague County, Texas, to Abilene, Kansas.



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