Near Vici in Dewey County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Great Western Trail
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, May 7, 2023
1. Great Western Trail Marker
In 1874, the cattle ranchers of the San Antonio Texas area began blazing a trail with their large herds of Longhorn Cattle through Western Indian Territory to the railhead at Dodge City, Kansas and to markets beyond into Canada and the Northwest Territories of America. It's estimated that over 11,000,000 head of Longhorns passed over this trail on which you now stand. The trail's wake is marked only by a long sequence of depressions worn into the land by the Millions of Hooves that raveled it. An instance of one of these depressions is visible just to the back of this marker as a long U shaped notch running through the rounded sandy ridge. The Cherokee Strip located just over one mile North opened to homesteading in 1893, imposing a barrier that meant the end of the Cattle Drives.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 36° 8.688′ N, 99° 21.6′ W. Marker is near Vici, Oklahoma, in Dewey County. Marker is on U.S. 60, 3 miles west of State Highway 34, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vici OK 73859, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Jason Armstrong, May 7, 2023
2. Great Western Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
