Jones Plummer Trail

The Jones Plummer Trail began in Dodge City, Kansas and went southwest through the Oklahoma Panhandle into Texas.^[1][2] Ed Jones and Joe Plummer originally used the route for bringing buffalo meat and hides to Dodge City. Later, the trail saw more use as a freight trail. At one point, this trail saw over 150,000 lb (68,000 kg) of freight a week. The trail also created the city of Beaver, Oklahoma as a chance to make some money on the trail.

References

1. Rathjen, Frederick W. (1998). Texas Panhandle Frontier. Texas Tech University Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-89672-399-2.
2. Maddux, Vernon R. (2003). In Dull Knife's Wake: The True Story of the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878. Horse Creek Publications. p. 54. ISBN 0-9722217-1-9.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Jones and Plummer Trail
• Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory