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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.
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. It is believed that Ed's grave was moved from Fort Dodge to Prairie Grove, but was lost when the city closed Prairie Grove and relocated the cemetery to the new Maple Grove west of ...
It has, however, been claimed that the post was named for Col. Henry Dodge. [3] Moses Henry Dodge (he dropped the "Moses" when he came of age) led the Second Dragoon Expedition of 1835 in a circuit to and from Fort Leavenworth, west along the Platte River to Colorado and back east along the Arkansas River and the Santa Fe trail, passing through the future location of Dodge City and Fort Dodge.
James H. "Dog" Kelley was the Dodge City, Kansas, mayor from 1877 to 1881. As mayor Kelley worked with US Marshalls and sheriffs. As mayor Kelley worked with well known lawmen in the Old West. The lawmen included: Bat Masterson, James Masterson, Ed Masterson, Wyatt Earp and Morgan Earp. Kelley arrived in Dodge City with General George Custer in ...
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 .
This is a list of Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) posts in Kansas, United States.. The G.A.R., Department of Kansas was established December 7, 1866. It was preceded by an organization known as the Veteran Brotherhood (and Union Brotherhood), State of Kansas organized in December 1865.
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 ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Ford County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.