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 The Chisholm Trail - Comanche, OK Posted by:  hamquilter
N 34° 22.472 W 097° 57.888
14S E 595178 N 3804170
This marble historical marker is mounted to the granite wall at Comanche's Centennial Plaza.
Waymark Code: WMYMC6
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2018
Views: 2
On Highway 81 on the north edge of Comanche, Centennial Plaza commemorates the 100th anniversary of Oklahoma statehood, plus several other area of local history. This marble plaque speaks of the Chisholm Trail which ran through this area in the late 1800's. It reads:
The Chisholm Trail
On April 1, 1866, a herd of 1,800 longhorn cattle
left Cuero, Texas on a 728 mile trek
to the rail heads in Kansas. Their route
had been laid out by Jesse Chisholm the previous year.
It crossed the railroad at Doan's store and followed a route along the U.S. Highway 81 corridor.
Over 4,000,000 head of cattle moved over
the Chisholm Trail.
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County: Stephens County
Record Address::
Highway 81, north edge of
Comanche, OK US
73529
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Date Erected: 2007
Sponsor (Who put it there): City of Comanche
Web site if available: Not listed
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