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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. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It was named after nearby Fort Dodge , which was named in honor of Grenville Dodge .
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.
Dodge City, Kansas in 1875. On the right Beatty and Kelley Restaurant at the corner of First Avenue and Front Street, owned by P.L. Beatty and James H. “Dog” Kelley. Next to the Beatty and Kelley Restaurant was the Alhambra Saloon. In 1885 a fire destroyed the Beatty and Kelley Restaurant and Alhambra Saloon.
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.
Photograph of the interior of the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, taken between 1870 and 1885. Masterson spent the remainder of 1880 in Kansas City and Dodge. On February 8, 1881, he left Dodge City and joined Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, where he met Luke Short for the first time.
Dodge City, Kansas, Ford County, Kansas, Ingalls, Kansas, Deputy U.S. Marshal Andrew "Andy" Mather No image available: 1851–1929 Texas Ranger, Williamson County, Texas, Co. E, Frontier Battalion, under Captain Maltby Mysterious Dave Mather: 1851–? 1880–1885 Assistant Marshal Dodge City Kansas; Town Marshal New Kiowa Kansas Joseph McNulty
Short returned to Kansas City and was joined there by Bat Masterson. Wyatt Earp arrived in Dodge City, along with several gunfighters, on May 31. Short, Earp, and Petillon met in Kinsley, Kansas, on June 3, 1883, and took the afternoon train to Dodge City. Deger issued a proclamation the following day ordering the closing of all gambling places ...
Chalkley McArtor "Chalk" Beeson (April 24, 1848 – August 9, 1912) was a well-known businessman, lawman, cattleman and musician but was best known for his ownership of the famous Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas.