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Where did the famous Chisholm Trail start when it was created?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although The Chisholm Trail would evolve to the extent that it eventually started at the Rio Grande river that ran along the U.S.-Mexico border by the 1870s, its starting point was near San Antonio when Jesse Chisholm first created it in 1865. It was a path that let cowboys drive cattle to Abilene, Kansas, where they could be shipped by train throughout the country.

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Where did the famous Chisholm Trail start when it was created?

• The Rio Grande River
• Abilene, Kansas
• San Antonio, Texas
• Weatherford, Texas