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Chisholm, Jesse

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Chisholm, Jesse (c. 1806-c. 1868)

US pioneer who gained a reputation as a resourceful guide, trader, and military scout during the early 19th century. He established one of the main paths of the yearly Texas cattle drive, known among cowboys as the ‘Chisholm Trail’. Ranging over the southern part of the Great Plains, he customarily followed a route from the Mexican border to Kansas, ending at the market town of Abilene.



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