Stampede Wagon West - Calgary, Alberta
Posted by: 
wildwoodke
N 51° 02.346 W 114° 03.197
11U E 706577 N 5658305
This chuck wagon is at the north entrance to the Stampede Grounds in Calgary, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WM20N4
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 08/16/2007
Views: 41
What's a chuck wagon? The following is from (
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"In the early days of the great trail drives the cowhand had to make do with what he could carry with him. This caused some rather hungry, uncomfortable times on the trail. Texas rancher Charles Goodnight saw an opportunity to fill this basic need and in 1866 created the prototype for the chuck wagon.
Goodnight rebuilt an army surplus Studebaker wagon for his creation. The Studebaker was a sturdy wagon with steel axles that could withstand trail drives that could last up to 5 months. Goodnight designed and added a chuck box and boot to the rear of his wagon and this became the prototype for all the chuck wagons that followed...."