Historic Trails
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During the mass slaughter of buffaloes in the Panhandle, 2 trails arose to meet the needs of the hunters and their ever-hungry markets. Started about 1876, both moved vast convoys of wagons across the plains.
Charles Rath—transporting gun powder, lead, tobacco, whiskey, and food staples—blazed a road from Dodge City to the Double Mountains. In 2 years, however, the best hunting was over and the route fell into disuse. Ed Jones and Joe Plummer forged a trail from Kansas to Ft. Elliott. Their route became a freight road and finally a cattle trail.
Marker is on U.S. 60 1 mile north of Texas Route 33, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
