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New buildings were constructed to expand services. A cemetery was established to inter residents who died and needed a place to be buried. As of 2010 approximately 400 veterans were buried in the Kansas Soldiers' Home Cemetery. In 2002 a new cemetery was established, the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at Fort Dodge.
Britz, Kevin (October 1, 2003). "'Boot Hill Burlesque': The Frontier Cemetery as Tourist Attraction in Tombstone, Arizona, and Dodge City, Kansas". Journal of Arizona History. Arizona Historical Society. ASIN B00E428MGY. Brown, Robert L. (1972). Colorado Ghost Towns – Past and Present. Caxton Press. ISBN 978-0870042188. Nye, Wilbur S. (1983).
Corporal Leander Herron received the Medal of Honor for heroism in action about 12 miles from Fort Dodge on September 2 and 3, 1868. Buffalo hunter Ralph Morrison who was killed and scalped December 7, 1868, near Fort Dodge, Kansas, by Cheyenne warriors. Lt. Reade of the 3rd Infantry and Chief of Scouts John O. Austin are in the background.
Ed Masterson was initially buried at cemetery at Fort Dodge five miles to the southeast of Dodge City in Ford County. In later years all but military graves were moved to a new city cemetery called Prairie Grove north of Dodge City, then eventually to Maple Grove west of Dodge City.
Fort Dodge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grandview Township, Ford County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 97. [2] It is located on U.S. Route 400 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Dodge City. Fort Dodge has a post office with ZIP code 67843. [3]
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery: Fort Scott National Cemetery: 1862 21.8 acres (88,000 m 2) Fort Scott: Bourbon: Originally named Presbyterian Graveyard when the land was purchased and maintained by the Presbyterian Church in 1861, the cemetery is the site of about 6,000 interments. It is located on the eastern outskirts of the city of Fort ...
Dodge City: 4: Dodge City Municipal Building: Dodge City Municipal Building: May 1, 2013 : 501 W. Spruce St. Dodge City: 5: Dodge City Public Library: Dodge City Public Library: March 26, 1979 : 2nd and Spruce Aves.
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.