East of the Line
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Introduction: As the Chisholm trail became the thoroughfare for millions of Texas cattle coming to railheads in Kansas, it initiated economic opportunities in Kansas cattle towns and the countryside surround them. But the increased settlement it spawned only served as obstacles to trail drovers as homesteads with their fences were established.
Recommended Citation
Davidson, Jeff (2017). "Fencing the Flint Hills," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2017/east/5
Fencing the Flint Hills
Introduction: As the Chisholm trail became the thoroughfare for millions of Texas cattle coming to railheads in Kansas, it initiated economic opportunities in Kansas cattle towns and the countryside surround them. But the increased settlement it spawned only served as obstacles to trail drovers as homesteads with their fences were established.
