Cattle drives in the United States
A cattle drive is the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses. The drives usually took a long time, perhaps six months or more. The drives went up from Texas to Kansas.
Cattle Drives In The United States Media
Cattle herd and cowboy, circa 1902
The Texas longhorn was originally driven overland to the railheads in Kansas; they were replaced with shorter-horned breeds after 1900.
The Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico opened a year after the railroad established it as a key railhead for the cattle drives.
Waiting for a Chinook by C.M. Russell. Overgrazing and harsh winters were factors that brought an end to the age of the open range
Introduction of barbed wire fences marked the closure of the open range.
Modern day cattle drive, 1987
Theodore Roosevelt (shown on horseback,1898) helped popularize the image of the American cowboy through his writings.
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