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H.R. 2849, The Chisholm and Great Western Cattle Trails Act (3 comments ↓ | 3 wiki edits)
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
H.R. 2849 would amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential addition to the National Trails System.
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lisa brown
June 28, 2007, 11:48am (report abuse)I think if you are going to make this a National trail-the Trail did not stop at Dodge City it went all the way up to Canada for the Western Trail. SO the bill that is being Presented ends at Dodge City. I am for the trail become a national trail, but only if it is marked right, and done correctly.
thank you
Darell Speer
January 13, 2008, 10:35am (report abuse)The Western Trail moved west in the 1880's and followed the Colorado-Kansas stateline through most of the 1880's. In the mid 1880's Texas cattlemen wanted legislation passed to designate a 2 to 6 mile strip in Colorado, and along the Eastern state line as the "National Cattle Trail". Hopefully this part of the trail will be recognized as part of the Western Trail system.
Bob Klemme
October 13, 2008, 11:43pm (report abuse)The Great Western Trail is being marked at the present time. It is completely marked across Texas, Oklahoma, and parts of Kansas and Nebraska. It is also being marked in the remaining states, and one marker has been set in Canada. Great progress is being made in the remaining states, thanks to the Rotary Club.
The Chisholm Trail has been marked where it crossed each section line in Oklahoma (roughly 400 concrete markers), and the same in Kansas from Caldwell to Abilene. Marking is being done in Texas also.
These trails should be designated National Historic Trails, for they played an important part in the development of West following the Civil War. There is no land to purchase and maintain.
Please Washington, get this bill passed so that the feasability study can begin.