Stockyards Cattle Drive
by David and Carol Kelly
Title
Stockyards Cattle Drive
Artist
David and Carol Kelly
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Photograph - Photograph
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Fort Worth was the last major stop for rest and supplies for the drovers heading cattle up the Chisolm Trail. The Chisholm Trail was the major route out of Texas for livestock. Although it was used only from 1867 to 1884, the longhorn cattle driven north along it provided a steady source of income that helped the impoverished state recover from the Civil War. Youthful trail hands gave a Texas flavor to the entire range cattle industry of the Great Plains and made the cowboy an enduring folk hero. Beyond Fort Worth they would have to deal with crossing the Red River into Indian Territory. Between 1866 and 1890 more than four million head of cattle were trailed through Fort Worth, which was soon known as "Cowtown".
When the railroad finally arrived in 1876, Fort Worth became a major shipping point for livestock. This prompted plans in 1887 for the construction of the Union Stockyards about two and one half miles north of the Tarrant County Courthouse.
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