Cattle town
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cattle-town-247-10146556
title:
Cattle town
text:
A cattle town was a frontier settlement in the Midwestern United States that catered to the cattle industry. The economies of these communities were heavily dependent on the seasonal cattle drives from Texas, which brought the cowboys and the cattle that these towns relied upon. Cattle towns were found at the junctions of railroads and livestock trails. These towns were the destination of the cattle drives, the place where the cattle would be bought and shipped off to urban meatpackers, midweste
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description:
Type of frontier settlement in American history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_town
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date modified:
2023-07-21T19:10:37Z
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