A View into History

Tires crunch along gravel. Eyes begin to wonder around. The soul slowly veers off into outer space in dire need for a pick-me-upper. Moments later, the heart stops.

 

The obelisk atop of the hill draws the truck and body closer. The door opens, then the wind blows violently as whispers of those who traversed the southwestern Oklahoma plains slowly communicate with the parched body.

The revelation: (Where is it?)

 

 

 

"Millions of longhorns were driven northward across the plains to railheads in Kansas during the period 1867 - 1889. The great cattle drives not only helped to feed a nation just after the Civil War, they produced one of the Nation's most enduring heroes -- the cowboy. The brief era of the open range and free grass generated the greatest cattle boom in world history. This hill was a landmark for drovers who road northward from Red River to a campsite nearby."

 

The famous cattle trail was named after Jesse Chisholm, a Cherokee-Scot trader who wanted to create a path for cattle to reach the railroad in Kansas. Chisholm Trail

 

The vast lands where Chisholm and many cowboys sought the fresh fruit of freedom and opportunity.