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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.
Dodge City has embarked on a plan to develop a Heritage District, of which expanding the Boot Hill Museum will be a particular focus. The expansion of the museum would highlight the old heritage of the town, but the Heritage District will also include a water park, additional hotels, new restaurants, and an RV park.
Dodge City is a 1939 American Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan. [4] [5] Based on a story by Robert Buckner, the film is about a Texas cattle agent who witnesses the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City, Kansas and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.
It's worth visiting this unique attraction once, but I'd much rather stick to the nearby Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, known for its tall sandstone buttes. In New Orleans, I'd recommend ...
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.
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.
The Dodge City Cowboy Band digitized with permission of the Kansas State Historical Society. Inductees Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - Dodge City Trail of Fame; Chalk Beeson with 1910 Wiley's Overland Car - Ford County Historical Society, Dodge City, KS; Chalkley Beeson at Find a Grave
The Dodge City War was a bloodless conflict that took place between Luke Short and the Dodge City mayor, who tried to force Short to close the Long Branch Saloon and leave town. Luke called on several friends, including Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson , who supported him during his confrontation from April 28 to June 7, 1883.