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Old Abilene Town (Abilene, Kansas)

 Item
Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-3- Container MS 014-3-01- item 59

Dates

  • 1853-1975

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet

General

Front: Interstate 70, Welcome to Old Abilene Town
Back: Old Abilene Town, Abilene, Kansas, End of the Chisholm Trail. The "beef industry" in America got its start from the millions of Texas Longhorns driven to the railhead to Abilene.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States