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By Gary and Margaret Kraisinger
Challenge everything you thought you knew about the historic Chisholm Trail. Drawing on archival maps and early cowboy recollections, veteran researchers Gary and Margaret Kraisinger reveal that the original 1867–1870 cattle route to Abilene, Kansas, bypassed Red River Station entirely. Instead, Texas drovers journeyed along a more easterly pathway through Fort Arbuckle in Indian Territory. This essential historical exploration corrects modern misconceptions and maps out the true, lesser-known trails that built America's legendary cattle town
By Gary and Margaret Kraisinger
Challenge everything you thought you knew about the historic Chisholm Trail. Drawing on archival maps and early cowboy recollections, veteran researchers Gary and Margaret Kraisinger reveal that the original 1867–1870 cattle route to Abilene, Kansas, bypassed Red River Station entirely. Instead, Texas drovers journeyed along a more easterly pathway through Fort Arbuckle in Indian Territory. This essential historical exploration corrects modern misconceptions and maps out the true, lesser-known trails that built America's legendary cattle town
