Come
and Git It!
Or at least that's how we perceive the Chuckwagon
Boss calling the cowboys to dinner. His voice ringing out against the clank of
a "dinner" triangle…. Is that how it happened?? Well.....maybe.
While some form of the kitchen in wagons had existed for years before as families moved West for a better life, the term chuckwagon or chuck wagon is credited to being coined by Charles Goodnight, a rancher from Texas who had the idea in 1866. He started with a Studebaker Army supply wagon and modified it to fit the needs of the cook and cowboys.
First he added a "chuck" box to the back of the wagon. It had drawers and shelves and a hinged lid to serve as a cooking/ prep area. He also attached a water barrel to the side and a canvas hanging underneath to carry firewood. (Though, I've read other articles about families who did both of these things -- the water and the canvas -- before Goodnight.) Here is a really fun link that tells what kind of supplies a family headed West might pack for cooking and for their life on the trail! It's very interesting.
http://www.oregontrailcenter.org/HistoricalTrails/Supplies.htm
While some form of the kitchen in wagons had existed for years before as families moved West for a better life, the term chuckwagon or chuck wagon is credited to being coined by Charles Goodnight, a rancher from Texas who had the idea in 1866. He started with a Studebaker Army supply wagon and modified it to fit the needs of the cook and cowboys.
First he added a "chuck" box to the back of the wagon. It had drawers and shelves and a hinged lid to serve as a cooking/ prep area. He also attached a water barrel to the side and a canvas hanging underneath to carry firewood. (Though, I've read other articles about families who did both of these things -- the water and the canvas -- before Goodnight.) Here is a really fun link that tells what kind of supplies a family headed West might pack for cooking and for their life on the trail! It's very interesting.
http://www.oregontrailcenter.org/HistoricalTrails/Supplies.htm
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