Jones Plummer Trail
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The Jones Plummer Trail began in Dodge City, Kansas
and went southwest through the Oklahoma Panhandle
into Texas
. 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 150000 lb (68,038.9 kg) of freight a week.
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...
and went southwest through the Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle
The Oklahoma Panhandle is the extreme western region of the state of Oklahoma, comprising Cimarron County, Texas County, and Beaver County. Its name comes from the similarity of shape to the handle of a cooking pan....
into Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Ed Jones and Joe Plummer
Joe Plummer
Joe Plummer is an American drummer from Portland, Oregon. Since 2004, Plummer has been a member of the indie rock band Modest Mouse and performed on their album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank...
originally used the route for bringing buffalo
American Bison
The American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds...
meat and hides to Dodge City. Later, the trail saw more use as a freight trail. At one point, this trail saw over 150000 lb (68,038.9 kg) of freight a week.