Who Created Open Range

Established by Thomas O’Connor (1819-1887), began expansion in 1873 to 500,000 acres with 100,000 cattle. Was one of the first ranches to use barbed wire.

When did open range start?

Open Range, in U.S. history, the areas of public domain north of Texas where from about 1866 to 1890 more than 5,000,000 cattle were driven to fatten and be shipped off to slaughter.

Who worked on the open range?

Open RangeScreenplay byCraig StorperBased onThe Open Range Men by Lauran PaineProduced byKevin Costner Jake Eberts David ValdesStarringRobert Duvall Kevin Costner Annette Bening Michael Gambon Michael Jeter

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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