Goodnight-Loving Trail
Cattle trail established in 1866 from Fort Belknap, Texas to Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory.[1]
In 1866, cattle ranchers Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving partnered to drive their herds to the growing markets in the Western frontier.[1]
Trail West to Fury: From August 24 through September 22, 1867,[2] Bret Maverick rode as trail boss for the Miller cattle drive[3] along a portion of the Goodnight-Loving Trail from San Angelo, Texas to Beck's Ranch, New Mexico Territory before breaking west on their own for Fort Adobe, Arizona Territory.[2]
A cowboy rides herd along the Goodnight-Loving Trail.[4]
SOURCE REFERENCES
01. The American West (November 1, 1995) Dee Brown, Touchstone
02. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails
03. Maverick, Trail West to Fury (1958), Dell Publishing Company, Inc.
04. Old West Legends: The Goodnight-Loving Trail, Legends of America (retrieved April 12, 2014)
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