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Kansas: A Cowboy State

𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 By Ron Wilson, Kansas Poet Lariat Kansas is a Cowboy State it's in our legacy Kansas blazed a trail throughout Western history It all started with the Native American Indian as you know Who roamed the open prairie and hunted buffalo The new explorers chartered the wilderness braving harsh conditions Coronado, Lewis and Clark and John C Fremont's expeditions U.S. Cavalry soldiers came out west to build forts Fort Scott, Hays, Leavenworth, Larned and Riley of course Kansas was a key crossroads of the trails of the day to Oregon, California and down to Santa Fe When Texas Longhorns needed to be shipped East by rail the Cowboys drove those herds up the big Chisholm Trail It was the toughest cattle drive those Cowboys had ever seen up to Dodge City, Caldwell, Wichita, Ellsworth and Abilene the town's folk knew they'd better have things all battened down Because some Cowboys sure went wild when they finally got to town They’d gamble and shoot and drink up their fill and a few left their graves up on top of Boot Hill But like everything else, those times went through change Homesteaders built fence where there was open range Brave pioneers came West to make a homestead as their perch and built the institutions of the home the school the church Now the spirit of the cowboy in our state is living still from the feed yards out west to the rolling Flint Hills in the heart of a Kansan the cowboy spirit lives on And the values our people will still draw upon They work hard and play hard, are honest and free Values that matter to you and to me It's part of the history that makes Kansas great So we're thankful Kansas is a Cowboy state About The Author The best cowboy poetry comes from real life, and Ron Wilson has been there. Ron Wilson grew up on the Lazy T Ranch near Manhattan, Kansas, where the family raised cattle, horses, hogs, wheat, corn, milo, and kids. He was active in 4-H and FFA, and was Kansas FFA president and national vice-president of FFA. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Agriculture Education with an animal science specialty, and then earned a master's degree in Mass Communications. Historical photos courtesy of kansasmemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society, Copy and Reuse Restrictions Apply. Old West experiences in Kansas: www.travelks.com/things-to-do/history-and-culture/old-west/ Get A Free Kansas Travel Guide: www.travelks.com/plan-your-trip/free-travel-guide-and-map/ Abilene: https://www.travelks.com/places-to-vi... Dodge City: https://www.travelks.com/places-to-vi... Caldwell: https://www.travelks.com/places-to-vi... Wichita: https://www.travelks.com/places-to-vi...