1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1180 1-3 WHEREAS, Cuero, Texas, is renowned as the site of a 1-4 landmark event in Texas history, as it was a starting point of 1-5 the famed Chisholm Trail and thus the birthplace of countless 1-6 cattle drives; and 1-7 WHEREAS, In 1866, Crockett Cardwell of DeWitt County 1-8 recognized that there was a need for meat in the northern 1-9 states and an abundance of cattle in Texas, so he called on 1-10 Thornton Chisholm to lead a cattle drive to northern markets; 1-11 this historic drive began on April 1, 1866, at Cardwell Flats, 1-12 just north of the present-day site of Cuero, and included 1,800 1-13 head of Texas longhorns; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The drive lasted seven months and 10 days and 1-15 ended in Saint Joseph, Missouri; over the next two decades, the 1-16 Chisholm Trail would serve as the major route out of Texas for 1-17 livestock, and the income derived from the drives greatly aided 1-18 the Lone Star State in its recovery after the Civil War; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The Chisholm Trail, made famous by Texas cowboys 1-20 and Texas cattle, helped the state to become a leader in the 2-1 cattle industry, and the City of Cuero can certainly take pride 2-2 in the historic role it played in the development of this state 2-3 and nation; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 77th Legislature, hereby recognize Cuero as a starting point of 2-6 the Chisholm Trail and the birthplace of numerous Texas cattle 2-7 drives. 2-8 Armbrister 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 President of the Senate 2-11 I hereby certify that the above 2-12 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-13 on May 24, 2001. 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 Secretary of the Senate 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Member, Texas Senate