One of the things that helped create the image of the western cowboy was the hard work some of them did on long cattle drives to northern markets. Cattle drives from Texas were a significant part of ...
The Great Western Cattle Trail was used during the late 19th century for movement of cattle and horses to markets in eastern and northern states. North Dakota Great Western Trail Chair Darrell Dorgan ...
SPEARFISH, S.D. -- Spring and summer are perfect seasons to learn more about the region's agricultural heritage. One of the best places to learn the "western" traditions is at the High Plains Western ...
It’s likely very few of the cowboys who drove an estimated 9 million head of cattle along the Chisholm Trail ever called it by that name, according to Robert Oliver, chairman of the Chisholm Trail ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Caprock Chronicles" is a weekly series of short articles and essays that examine the life, people, events, and historical places of our region's past. Paul Carlson, professor emeritus ...
'Degree of permanence': Great Western Cattle Trail marked with obelisks to preserve western heritage
Long before ranches and homesteads existed on the frontier, cowboys drove longhorns and horses all the way from Matamoros, Mexico, to open-ranges in the Dakotas, Wyoming and Montana Dakota territories ...
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