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    Settled in 1872 with the arrival of the Santa Fe Railway, Dodge City attained notoriety as a frontier town on the Santa Fe Trail, the rendezvous of picturesque characters, the centre of freigh...
    Dodge City was established in 1872, just before the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad. It initially did a booming business in buffalo bones and hides, as well as serving as a rendezvous for sol...
     
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    Other historical landmarks include: El Capitan, a life-sized bronze sculpture of a Texas Longhorn steer built to commemorate the cattle drives that once ended in the city; a bronze statue of famous Dodge City lawman Wyatt Earp; and the Santa Fe Depot, the largest extant train depot in Kansas. See more

    Dodge City is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. It was named after nearby Fort Dodge, which was named in honor of Grenville Dodge. … See more

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    Dodge City lies on the Arkansas River in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. The city sits above one of the world's largest underground … See more

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    The 2020 United States census counted 27,788 people, 9,000 households, and 6,399 families in … See more

    Dodge City has a commission-manager form of government. The city commission consists of five members who serve either two-year or four-year terms, depending on the number of votes … See more

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    The first settlement in the area that became Dodge City was Fort Mann, built by civilians in 1847. The fort was built to provide protection for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. … See more

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    Meat packing is the primary industry in Dodge City. Cargill Meat Solutions and National Beef both operate large facilities in the city. The city also hosts farm implement manufacturing … See more

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    Dodge City USD 443 public school district serves over 6,000 students and operates 14 schools in the city, … See more

     
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  3. Dodge City, Kansas History

    Fort Dodge, Kansas, was established in 1859, and opened in 1865 on the Santa Fe Trail near the present site of Dodge City, offering protection to wagon trains, the U.S. mail service and serving as a supply base for troops engaged in the …

  4. Dodge City, Kansas – A Wicked Little Town - Legends …

    An illustrious period of history was over, but the legend lives on in Dodge City’s historic preservation of its romantic and internationally famous Old West frontier history. Today, 100,000 tourists relive the legend yearly by visiting the Boot …

  5. History | Dodge City CVB, KS

    Dodge City was founded the next year, 1872, just five miles west of Fort Dodge on the edge of the military reservation, with the Sutler's home as the first building. It quickly became a trade center for travelers and buffalo hunters.

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    Dodge City is famous for its rich history as a frontier cow town. In 1871 H.L. Sitler constructed a sod house 5 miles west of Fort Dodge on the Santa Fe Trail. Within one year this site grew into a town with a general store, 3 dance halls, and 6 …

  10. Dodge City, Ford County - Kansapedia - Kansas …

    Dodge City was established in 1872, just before the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad. It initially did a booming business in buffalo bones and hides, as well as serving as a rendezvous for soldiers from Fort Dodge.

  11. Ford County (KS) Historical Soc., Dodge City, …

    The history of the Old West -- the buffalo hunters, cattlemen, cowboys, lawmen and gunfighters, merchants, and pioneer families -- of the Cowboy Capital, Dodge City, the Queen of the Cowtowns, and Fort Dodge, the Santa Fe Trail, and …

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    Dodge City, The Cowboy Capital and the Great Southwest; by Robert M. Wright, 1913, Dodge City Founder "Dodge City Varieties -- A Summer Interlude of Entertainment, 1878" from KanColl - Ham Bell introduces Dodge City, KS to …

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