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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18DM_wyatt-earp_Dodge-City-KS.html
Buffalo HunterDeputy Sheriff of Ford County - 1876Assistant Marshal of Dodge City - 1877Deputy Marshal of Dodge City - 1876-1879
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18DL_doc-holliday_Dodge-City-KS.html
Dentist in Dodge City in 1878Friend of Wyatt Earp and Bat MastersonFaro Dealer, Gambler and Gunfighter
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18DH_longhorn-cattle-arrive_Dodge-City-KS.html
Dodge City became the buffalo-hunting capital of the world soon after it was founded in 1872. Within three years, however, the buffalo herds were depleted to the point that Dodge needed a new source of income. Longhorn cattle filled that need.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18DG_dodge-city-full-of-excitement_Dodge-City-KS.html
The first structure built on the future site of Dodge City was a three-room sod house. Constructed by Henry L. Sitler, it was near the dusty ruts of the Santa Fe Trail, approximately 500 feet southwest of where you now stand. The "soddie" was head…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18DF_wild-and-woolly-front-street_Dodge-City-KS.html
This map depicts businesses known to have existed along Dodge City's Front Street between 1878 and 1882. As the town grew, other establishments were located farther north of Front Street, as well as south of the railroad tracks. Modern street name…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18DE_el-capitan_Dodge-City-KS.html
This statue commemorates the Texas Longhorn that gave Dodge City its place in history as "Queen of the Cowtowns." The Longhorns are descendants of Spanish cattle brought to Mexico in the 16th century. Between 1875 and 1886, over 4 million head wer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18DD_dodge-city-a-frontier-legend_Dodge-City-KS.html
The Santa Fe Trail was a busy overland route for fifty years before Dodge City was founded. The heavy freight wagons rumbled along where you are now standing. In 1865, Fort Dodge was established to provide protection for wagon trains and to suppor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1649_boot-hill-cemetery_Dodge-City-KS.html
This hill was not a pleasant place during the 1870's. It was covered with buffalo grass, prickly pear and soapweed and was used as a burying ground for drifters, troublemakers, and unknowns from 1872 until 1879. As early as 1879 newspapers were re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11E7_the-road-to-santa-fe_Dodge-City-KS.html
The Santa Fe trail, extending 750 miles from the Kansas City area to the old Spanish settlement of Santa Fe, was the great overland trade route of the 1820's to 1870s. Its commercial use began in 1821, when William Becknell headed west with a pack…