Legacy
At least two movies have depicted a fictional account of the first drive along the Chisholm Trail: The Texans (1938), directed by James Hogan and starring Randolph Scott and Joan Bennett, and Red River (1948), directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. Walter Brennan co-starred in both films in his usual grizzled-old-coot role.
The trail is the subject of a country song, "Old Chisholm Trail." Among those who have covered the song are Gene Autry, Girls of the Golden West, Woody Guthrie, Michael Martin Murphey, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, and Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter), although his version was titled "When I Was A Cowboy".
Many schools have been named after the Chisholm Trail, including:
- Chisholm Trail High School, Fort Worth, Texas
- Chisholm Trail Middle School, Olathe, Kansas
- Chisholm Trail Middle School, Round Rock, Texas
- Chisholm Trail Elementary School, Park City, Kansas
- Chisholm Middle School in Newton, Kansas
- Chisholm Trail intermediate school, Keller, Texas
The (almost) annual football contest between the University of Texas Longhorns and Kansas State University Wildcats has been nicknamed the "Chisholm Trail Rivalry." This has not been much of a rivalry to date, however, as the Wildcats have dominated the series since the initiation of the Big 12 Conference, going 6-2 since 1998. Some have speculated that the annual contest may be called the Chisholm Trail Smackdown due to the lack of success for the Longhorns.
Chisholm Trail Heritage Center, located in Duncan, Oklahoma, is an interactive museum dedicated to the history of the Chisholm Trail. It also has a large monument depicting a scene from the Chisholm Trail cattle drive, as well as a trail walkway.
On the second weekend of June, Lockhart in Caldwell County holds a four-day festival to celebrate its place on the Chisholm Trail. Newton, Kansas also holds a three to four day Chisholm Trail Festival, combining it with the annual Fourth of July celebration.
On September 26, 2009, a historical marker on the Chisholm Trail was unveiled at the site of Red River Station in Montague County. The 5.5-foot concrete marker is the last of twelve erected in Montague County as part of a joint project of the Texas Lakes and Trails and the Montague County Historical Commission to outline the Chisholm Trail (as said in Wichita Falls Times Record News).
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