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Founding of Abilene

When: 1881
Where: Town site
Part of: Abilene, Texas founded as a Texas and Pacific Railway town

Abilene was established in 1881 as a stock shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway, named after Abilene, Kansas.

Cattlemen established the town site in 1881. The city was named after Abilene, Kansas, the original endpoint for the Chisholm Trail. Lot auctions began on March 15, 1881, and the city was incorporated soon after its founding.

Sources

Abilene, Texas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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