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The Chisholm Trail began when .

the Goodnight-Loving and Western Trails were cut off by Native Americans

a transcontinental rail line was built through Texas

a shrewd cattle broker built corrals, barns, a bank, and a hotel along the rail line in Abilene, Kansas

gold was found in Pike’s Peak, Colorado

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a shrewd cattle broker built corrals, barns, a bank, and a hotel along the rail line in Abilene, Kansas

Joseph G. McCoy developed Abilene as a cattle-shipping point (stockyards and facilities) in 1867, prompting Texas cattlemen to drive herds along the Chisholm Trail to the railhead.