Abilene

Why Was Abilene Allowed To Continue As A Cowtown Even Though The City’S Location Violated The 1867 Quarantine Law?

By choosing Abilene, McCoy had actually violated the 1867 quarantine law which only permitted Texas cattle in the area south and west of present McPherson. The town was so sparsely populated, however, and the potential profits so great that no one objected. Why was the town of Abilene Kansas important to the cattle industry? Abilene …

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