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| https://marshall.house.gov/media/press-releases/marshall-introduces-legislation-historic-trail-legislation | Marshall Introduces Historic Trail Legislation | 2020-11-18 | 2020 | 2020-11 | Republican | Senate | KS | Roger Marshall | M001198 | marshall.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Roger Marshall, M.D. today joined colleagues in introducing and leading the Chisholm National Historic Trail and Western National Historic Trail Designation Act, formerly recognizing the historical significance of the trails and including them in the National Trails System. Historic trails carried people and livestock across our country and were instrumental in the shaping of not only Kansas but of our great nation, said Rep. Marshall. As a fifth generation Kansans, I am very aware of the historical significance the cattle trails have on our state and the flow of people and animals from Texas to Kansas livestock towns. I am excited to help introduce this legislation to bring attention to these trail systems and help people better understand our state's unique and exciting history. The legislation directs the Secretary of the Interior to register the trails as a single unit as part of the National Historic Trail system. Landowners along the trail route will have the opportunity to market their property as being part of the trail system, but no landowner will be obligated to make their property available to the public. The designation will allow for greater marketing and publication of the trail's history and path through Kansas and neighboring states. The Chisholm Trail and Western National Historic Trail were both used by ranchers and drovers to move cattle to market between the 1850s and 1880s. Both trails originated in the Kingsville, Texas, area and extended north into Kansas, delivering cattle to communities in central and western Kansas, including Abilene, Dodge City and Ellsworth. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |