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
“We still get people coming in every week asking if they’re for sale,” said BriAnn Boruszewski, a leasing consultant at the Oaks on Chisholm Trail.
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
In 1867, McCoy established at Abilene, Kansas, terminus of the Chisholm Trail, the first market upon which Texas drovers could depend.
From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie
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