Ghost Riders of the Chisholm Trail

Ghost Riders of the Chisholm Trail (HM7H7)

Location: Caldwell, KS 67022 Sumner County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 0.072', W 97° 36.48'

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The silhouette on the bluff to the East, astride the actual Chisholm Trail, was completed in 1995 after hundreds of hours of volunteered labor, land, and donations. The "Ghosts" will forever remind us of the great cattle drives, 1866 - 1887, when millions of Texas longhorn cattle passed here on their way to legendary railheads, like Caldwell, Kansas. So life-like is the scene, observers are certain they have noticed both dust and sounds coming from the bluff area.

The trail, established by Native American tribes and made famous by Jesse Chisholm, helped in the settlement of the Old West by providing a travel and communication link to the Indian Territory, presently Oklahoma. The history of the Chisholm Trail, the Cherokee Strip and early Caldwell can be enjoyed by exploring the many markers like this one located in Caldwell's Historic Cowtown District two miles north and the rest area directly North of this site.
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HM NumberHM7H7
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Year Placed1995
Placed ByA group of history-preserving citizens of Caldwell, Kansas
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 6:52pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 623856 N 4095911
Decimal Degrees37.00120000, -97.60800000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 0.072', W 97° 36.48'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 0' 4.32" N, 97° 36' 28.80" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 44-46 US-81, Caldwell KS 67022, US
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