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FIPS code. 20-18250. GNIS ID. 485563 [1] Website. dodgecity.org. Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. [6][7] It was named after nearby Fort Dodge, which was named in honor of Grenville Dodge.
Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat and most populous city is Dodge City. [2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,287. [1] The county was named in honor of James Ford, a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War.
Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd Governor of Kansas [26]; Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of the Texas House of Representatives 1986–2007; first Republican to represent Abilene, Texas, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of Abilene Christian University [27]
Boot Hill Museum is an American historical museum located in Dodge City, Kansas. [1] A non-profit entity, the mission of the museum is to preserve the history of the Old West with emphasis on Dodge City. There are over 20,000 artifacts in the complex, including more than 200 original guns. In addition to its historical and educational focus ...
James H. "Dog" Kelley was the Dodge City, Kansas, mayor from 1877 to 1881. As mayor Kelley worked with US Marshalls and sheriffs. As mayor Kelley worked with well known lawmen in the Old West. The lawmen included: Bat Masterson, James Masterson, Ed Masterson, Wyatt Earp and Morgan Earp. Kelley arrived in Dodge City with General George Custer in ...
The Long Branch Saloon was a well-known saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, from about 1874 to 1885. It had several owners, most notably Chalk Beeson and gunfighter Luke Short. The establishment provided gambling and live entertainment, including Beeson's five-person orchestra. It was the scene of several altercations, shoot-outs, gunfights, and ...
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The original station structure was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1896 to a design by architect James C. Holland and Company, a Topeka firm, in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. Dodge City's importance as a division point on the railroad, with yards, a roundhouse and shops, and as the last significant rest ...