Chisholm Trail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Chisholm Trail
Named after Jesse Chisholm (1806–68), American scout
Example Sentences
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But the cows also found a way to cross and many have been seen wandering on the Chisholm Trail in the city.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2023
When completed, the Oaks on Chisholm Trail will have 113 stand-alone homes, each with a kitchen island, two-car garage and tiny plot of lawn — all exclusively for rent.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022
Eisenhower’s presidential library gives the town a hint of prairie rectitude, though it had a pre-Ike past as the end of the Chisholm Trail for 1860s cattle drovers.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2021
The famous Chisholm Trail provided a quick path from Texas to railroad terminals in Abilene, Wichita, and Dodge City, Kansas, where cowboys would receive their pay.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
An index to the one-volume edition of The Trail Drivers of Texas is printed as an appendix to The Chisholm Trail and Other Routes, by T. U. Taylor, San Antonio, 1936—a hodgepodge.
From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank)
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