What route did the cattle drives take to get to Sedalia, Missouri?
Robert Tignor
Independence, Missouri
The cattle drives to Sedalia, Missouri, were some of the earliest in the Old West. Called the Sedalia, Shawnee or Texas Trail, this trade and emigrant route to Missouri was blazed by pioneers during the 1840s. By 1853, some 3,000 head of cattle were being trailed from Texas through western Missouri, but local farmers tried to block the passage because of the tick fever carried by the

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