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Pioneer Days
Friday, November 16, 2012
Mark your calendar for the Friday & Saturday before Thanksgiving in November each year- Chisholm Trail Pioneer Days will bring.... More
Chisholm Trail Pioneer Days
11/16/12
Mark your calendar November 16 & 17, 2012 - Chisholm Trail Pioneer Days will bring a host of food, fun, activities and music for the whole family at the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum on U.S. 67 in Cleburne on the west side of Lake Pat Cleburne. Events are planned throughout the day. CHISHOLM TRAIL – PIONEER DAYS One of Cleburne’s.... Read More
Copy Of Chisholm Trail Pioneer Days
11/16/12
Mark your calendar November 16 & 17, 2012 - Chisholm Trail Pioneer Days will bring a host of food, fun, activities and music for the whole family at the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum on U.S. 67 in Cleburne on the west side of Lake Pat Cleburne. Events are planned throughout the day. CHISHOLM TRAIL – PIONEER DAYS One of Cleburne’s.... Read More
CHISHOLM TRAIL CLASSIC RAFFLE
05/23/11
Winner of the 2011 Pioneer Days Colt Raffle: Nancy Devaney The Colt will have the 3 - D Brand engraved on it along with the Cattle Brands of Johnson County and a few of Texas famous Brands. The very special revolver is uniquely engraved in Cattle brands featuring many brands from JohnsonCounty. This has never been done before. The USFA.... Read More
Copy Of CHISHOLM TRAIL CLASSIC RAFFLE
05/23/11
Winner of the 2011 Pioneer Days Colt Raffle: Nancy Devaney The Colt will have the 3 - D Brand engraved on it along with the Cattle Brands of Johnson County and a few of Texas famous Brands. The very special revolver is uniquely engraved in Cattle brands featuring many brands from JohnsonCounty. This has never been done before. The USFA.... Read More
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Chisholm Trail Marker - Buchanan-1856
Buchanan was the 2nd county seat of Johnson County. A tornado in 1858 destroyed most of the town and the water well. This caused an overflow into the cemetery which triggered and epidemic that claimed over 100 fatalities. An exodus.... Read More
Did you know?
By 1870 thousands of Texas longhorn cattle were being driven over the Chisholm Trail to the Union Pacific (later the Kansas Pacific) Railroad shipping center at Abilene. By 1871 as many as 5,000 cowboys were often paid off during a single day. Abilene became known as a rough town in the Old West.

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