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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Cattle Drives After Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of the birth and demise of the cattle drives in Texas after the Civil War as the country expanded westward.
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Ellis County Museum: Texas Cattle Trails

For Students 9th - 10th
This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.
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Southwest Collection: The Texas Ranching Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the cattle drive era that occurred in the late 1800s. It gives details about the drives from Texas to the north.
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Ancestry

Ok Gen Web Project: The Chisholm Trail and the Overland Cattle Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the establishment and use of the Chisholm Trail for cattle drives in the mid- to late-1800s.

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