From 1876 to 1887, the Western Trail was the principal cattle trail from Texas to Kansas and beyond, superseding the Chisholm Trail after Dodge City replaced Abilene as the main intermediate northern beef market. The Western Trail ran about 100 miles west of the Chisholm Trail. Most of its feeder trails began in South Texas, though some connected at San Antonio and Fort Griffin. In Baylor County, the trail crossed the Brazos River and passed half a mile east of Seymour, a major supply center, where herds bedded near Seymour Creek at the site of the present fair grounds. The Millett Ranch, established in 1874, served as a watering spot, and the Millett brothers Eugene, Alzono, and Hiram were among the first users of the trail. From Seymour the route continued north, leaving Texas at Doan's Store on the Red River, then ran through Oklahoma to Dodge City, with lesser extensions to Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. During its years of use, the Western Trail carried hundreds of thousands of cattle north to stock ranges, Indian reservations, and markets, but it ceased to serve the cattle industry after the fencing of the open range and the building of the Texas and Pacific Railroad.