They Pointed Them East First
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesThe history of driving cattle from Texas to faraway markets is well known and documented. Driving them EAST, however has been largely ignored. The practice began as early as 1779, and the trail from South Texas to New Orleans came right through the southern coastal region of the state! Could they have mingled with W.P.H. …