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"Western Cattle Trail"

Elk City, Oklahoma
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More than 6 million cattle traveled this trail from Texas to Kansas between 1874 and 1888, and the route crossed this area approximately 10 miles east of this location.
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Elk City, Oklahoma · United States

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