Chisholm Trail Marker - Henrietta, TX - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

This Chisholm Trail marker is on the southwest corner of the Clay County Courthouse Square. Nearby is a marker commemorating the entry of registered Hereford cattle into Texas. Henrietta is just a bit west of Red River Station, an important staging point on the Chisholm Trail.

Road of Trail Name: Chisholm Trail State: Texas County: Clay County Historical Significance: After the U. S. Civil War, there was a shortage of beef in the eastern United States, and a surplus of cattle in Texas. Thus, the Chisholm Trail, over which more cattle were moved than across any other in history. Cattle were driven from Texas, through west-central Oklahoma, and up to the nearest railhead in Kansas for shipment to the east. Years in use: 22 How you discovered it: I grew up in central Oklahoma; Chisholm Trail markers and memorials are found in many parks and plazas here. And I currently live in west-central Oklahoma right off Highway 81, which follows (more or less) the old Chisholm Trail. Book on Wagon Road or Trial: The Chisholm Trail : A History of the World's Greatest Cattle Trail by Sam P. Ridings ISBN13: 9780578420400 Website Explination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisholm_Trail Why?: Cattle Trail from Texas to Kansas, so that cattle could be shipped northeast east by rail. Directions: Park at (or near) the southwest corner of the Clay County Courthouse and walk a few feet to the marker.

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