The Chisholm Trail (/ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/ CHIZ-əm) was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, crossed the Red River into Indian Territory, and ended at Kansas rail stops. The trail encompassed a pathway established by Black Beaver in 1861, and a wagon road established by Jesse Chisholm around 1864. "The Chisholm Wagon Road went from Chisholm's trading post on the South Canadian (north of Fort Arbuckle to the Cimarron River crossing, to the Arkansas River at the future site of Wichita where Chisholm had another trading post and on north to Abilene," according to the Kraisingers. By 1869, the entire trail from Texas to Kansas became known as the Chisholm Trail.[1][2]
- ^ Kraisinger, Gary; Kraisinger, Margaret (2016). The Shawnee-Arbuckle Cattle Trail 1867-1870. Newton, Kansas: Mennonite Press. pp. 54, 86–88. ISBN 9780975482827.
- ^ Hoig, Stan (1991). Jesse Chisholm, ambassador of the Plains. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 133–134, 148–150. ISBN 9780806136882.