Abilene Cattle Trail

This week's GLO Record takes you on a journey through the Abilene Cattle Trail! The local supply of beef on the East Coast was depleted after the United States Civil War ended in 1865. In the West, gold miners and new settlers also needed beef for sustenance. The cattle trails traveled from south Texas to Kansas to meet the Transcontinental Railway which allowed for east-west travel across the United States. Read more on ArcGIS Story Maps

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