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
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Cattle herd and cowboy, circa 1902
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The Texas longhorn was originally driven overland to the railheads in Kansas; they were replaced with shorter-horned breeds after 1900.
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The Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico opened a year after the railroad established it as a key railhead for the cattle drives.
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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
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Introduction of barbed wire fences marked the closure of the open range.
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Modern day cattle drive, 1987
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Theodore Roosevelt (shown on horseback,1898) helped popularize the image of the American cowboy through his writings.
