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    Dodge City, Kansas has a rich history as a frontier cowtown. Founded in 1872, it quickly became a trade center for Santa Fe Trail travelers and Buffalo hunters. Notable figures like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Big Nose Kate were associated with the town, which gained a reputation as the most wicked town in the Old West. The town's origins trace back to a sod house built by rancher Henry J. Sitler near Fort Dodge. wikipedia.org 1 2 3

     
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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

    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

    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

    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

    Primary and secondary education
    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 – A Wicked Little …

    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, …

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  5. The Lawmen of Dodge City - Kansas History

    From roughly 1875 until 1885, Dodge City was in the midst of a business boom thanks to the wagon road economy and the cattle industry. For a town that was the defacto capital of a wide …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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 …

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    Jan 23, 2018 · For 14 years, the media embellished the town’s belligerence and bedlam—both genuine and created—to produce the iconic Dodge City that was, and remains, a cultural metaphor for violence and...

  10. Department History | Dodge City, KS

    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 …

  11. Dodge City, Kansas - The Old West

    Dodge City is the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States, named after nearby Fort Dodge. The city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West.

  12. History | Dodge City, KS - Official Website

  13. 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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  18. Dodge City | Frontier Town, Wild West, Cowboys | Britannica

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