Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Loading Pens and Chute

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 12, 2025

1. Loading Pens and Chute Marker

Inscription. Cowboys called "drovers" herded cattle and horses from Texas to frontier towns across the West. Upon arrival, they were separated into pens and corrals and sorted by size (weight), type (bulls, steers and cows) and age. Workers selected animals for purchase and shipment to processing plants in Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago. Those not sent for processing might be driven or shipped by train to ranches elsewhere.

Animals were driven up the loading chute into a "cattle car," which held 15 to 20 cows or 10 to 12 horses each. Trains stopped every eight hours to unload the animals to water. The animals would be reloaded for the next part of their journey. Trains rolled about 10 to 20 miles per hour.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 35° 32.112′ N, 97° 29.021′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is on NE 63rd St. half a mile NE 66th Street. The marker is located at the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 NE 63rd Street, Oklahoma City OK 73111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Train Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Adobe Casita (within shouting distance of this marker); Sod House (within shouting distance of this marker); Diné Bikéyah (within shouting distance of this marker); Trading Post (within shouting distance of this marker); The Village (within shouting distance of this marker); The Place Home (within shouting distance of this marker); We Are The Virtuous, Peaceful People (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 12, 2025

2. Loading Pens and Chute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.