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Abilene History

The Herseys'

C.H. Thompson and Old man Jones

C.H. Thompson and Old man Jones

T.F. Hersey

How about finding an unsettled homestead in the middle of nowhere, shoot through herds of buffalo, dodge the natives and build a cabin? Tim and Eliza Hersey built up a small section around Mud Creek, and Eliza named the town from her bible, Luke 3:1, Abilene, city of the plains.

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C.H. Thompson and Old man Jones

C.H. Thompson and Old man Jones

C.H. Thompson and Old man Jones

Early Abilene, C.H. Thompson and Old Man Jones

Abilene is a crude town of cabins that caught travelers on their stagecoach journey to Colorado.  Thompson built the first hotel in Abilene, and Jones sold prairie dogs to the easterners for pets.


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The Real McCoy

C.H. Thompson and Old man Jones

The Chisholm Trail, The McCoy Trail, the Texas Cattle Trail, The Abilene Trail

Joseph McCoy

A livestock dealer in Illinois comes up with a brilliant enterprise to save the southern economy after the Civil War, and feed a hungry nation.  Texas longhorns needed new markets, and Joseph McCoy brought them to Abilene.

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The Chisholm Trail, The McCoy Trail, the Texas Cattle Trail, The Abilene Trail

The Chisholm Trail, The McCoy Trail, the Texas Cattle Trail, The Abilene Trail

The Chisholm Trail, The McCoy Trail, the Texas Cattle Trail, The Abilene Trail

Cattle Drive

The famous trail in history was known by many names, but early traders like Jesse Chisholm helped blaze the trail north from Texas, eventually landing in Abilene.  




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Abilene needs some Law and Order

The Chisholm Trail, The McCoy Trail, the Texas Cattle Trail, The Abilene Trail

Abilene needs some Law and Order

Tom "Bear River" Smith

What happens when you fill up a town with a bunch of bitter cowboys curing themselves of the saddle sores of 100 days of riding?  It's not good, and someone needed to put the fear into the lawless Texas Street.  Abilene needed to be tamed, and it was going to take legends from history to do it. 

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Old Abilene Town is Created

The Chisholm Trail, The McCoy Trail, the Texas Cattle Trail, The Abilene Trail

Abilene needs some Law and Order

Old Abilene Town

A group of like-minded citizens, excited by the stories of the old cowtown, attempted to re-create the history and legend of the end of the Chisholm Trail.


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