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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Looking Back on Cattle Drives in the Northwoods
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:02:51
	Publish Date:		2019-01-30 05:00:00
	Description:		This week on A Northwoods Moment in History , Gary Entz tells us about cattle drives that used to take place in the Northwoods. Cattle drives are a colorful part of American history, and when reminded about the famous cattle drives of the 19th century most of us tend to think about the Chisholm Trail that led from west Texas through Indian Territory and up to railheads in places like Abilene and Dodge City, Kansas. Sometimes famous Hollywood westerns like “Red River” or “Lonesome Dove” come to mind as well. But perhaps in this case “The Far Country” would be a better touchstone film because what many people don’t realize is that cattle drives were not isolated to the Southwest. They existed in other places as well, including the Northwoods. Copper mining had been going on in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula since the ore was first discovered in 1841, and extensive mining operations developed along the copper belt in Ontonogon, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties in Michigan. Mining in the 19th
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