The original ‘Meals on Wheels,’ the cowboy chuck wagon, was invented in 1866 by prominent Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight. Goodnight, a veteran of cattle drives, built shelves, drawers, and cubbyholes behind a hinged lid in a wagon that lowered to become a worktable for a cook. The device was first used in 1866 on the inaugural cattle drive on what would become the ‘Goodnight-Loving Trail’ from Texas to New Mexico and Colorado. (Nice wagon, Chuck.)
Cowboy Chuck Wagon Invented by Charles Goodnight
on June 10, 2001
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