<P> By 1867 , a cattle shipping facility owned by Joseph G. McCoy opened in Abilene , Kansas . Built west of farm country and close to the railhead at Abilene , the town became a center of cattle shipping , loading over 36,000 head of cattle in its first year . The route from Texas to Abilene became known as the Chisholm Trail , named for Jesse Chisholm who marked out the route . It ran through present - day Oklahoma , which then was Indian Territory , but there were relatively few conflicts with Native Americans , who usually allowed cattle herds to pass through for a toll of ten cents a head . Later , other trails forked off to different railheads , including those at Dodge City and Wichita , Kansas . By 1877 , the largest of the cattle - shipping boom towns , Dodge City , Kansas , shipped out 500,000 head of cattle . </P>
<P> By 1867 , a cattle shipping facility owned by Joseph G. McCoy opened in Abilene , Kansas . Built west of farm country and close to the railhead at Abilene , the town became a center of cattle shipping , loading over 36,000 head of cattle in its first year . The route from Texas to Abilene became known as the Chisholm Trail , named for Jesse Chisholm who marked out the route . It ran through present - day Oklahoma , which then was Indian Territory , but there were relatively few conflicts with Native Americans , who usually allowed cattle herds to pass through for a toll of ten cents a head . Later , other trails forked off to different railheads , including those at Dodge City and Wichita , Kansas . By 1877 , the largest of the cattle - shipping boom towns , Dodge City , Kansas , shipped out 500,000 head of cattle . </P>
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a cattle shipping facility owned by Joseph G. McCoy opened in Abilene , Kansas
a cattle shipping facility owned by Joseph G. McCoy opened in Abilene , Kansas