Chisholm Trail Marker - Henrietta, TX
Posted by: The Snowdog
N 33° 48.945 W 098° 11.772
14S E 574390 N 3742017
This Chisholm Trail marker is on the southwest corner of the Clay County Courthouse Square in Henrietta, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM15K3P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2022
Views: 4
This Chisholm Trail marker is on the southwest corner of the Clay County Courthouse Square. Nearby is a marker commemorating the entry of registered Hereford cattle into Texas. Henrietta is just a bit west of Red River Station, an important staging point on the Chisholm Trail.
Road of Trail Name: Chisholm Trail
State: Texas
County: Clay County
Historical Significance: After the U. S. Civil War, there was a shortage of beef in the eastern United States, and a surplus of cattle in Texas. Thus, the Chisholm Trail, over which more cattle were moved than across any other in history. Cattle were driven from Texas, through west-central Oklahoma, and up to the nearest railhead in Kansas for shipment to the east.
Years in use: 22
How you discovered it: I grew up in central Oklahoma; Chisholm Trail markers and memorials are found in many parks and plazas here. And I currently live in west-central Oklahoma right off Highway 81, which follows (more or less) the old Chisholm Trail.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: The Chisholm Trail : A History of the World's Greatest Cattle Trail by Sam P. Ridings ISBN13: 9780578420400
Website Explination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisholm_Trail
Why?: Cattle Trail from Texas to Kansas, so that cattle could be shipped northeast east by rail.
Directions: Park at (or near) the southwest corner of the Clay County Courthouse and walk a few feet to the marker.
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