“The dirt street and storefronts set the stage -- you’re in a cow town. In fact, it’s early Wichita, the Kansas city that marked the end of the Chisholm Trail. Herding longhorn cattle from deep in the heart of Texas to the plains of Kansas, the cowboys driving the herds looked forward to a little downtime at the end of the trail. Maybe enjoying a drink or two and a place to relax and clean up, cowboys celebrated the successful completion of a cattle drive. Today, Old Cowtown serves as a tribute to and reminder of Kansas’s early days as part of the Wild West.”
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