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Dodge City became a boomtown, with thousands of cattle passing annually through its stockyards. The peak years of the cattle trade in Dodge City were from 1883 to 1884, and during that time the town grew tremendously. In 1880, Dodge City got a new competitor for the cattle trade from the border town of Caldwell. For a few years, the competition ...
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 Jones Plummer Trail, also known as the Jones and Plummer Trail, [1] began in Dodge City, Kansas and went southwest through the Oklahoma Panhandle into Texas. [2] [3] Ed Jones and Joe Plummer originally used the path for bringing buffalo meat and hides to Dodge City. Later, the trail saw more use as a freight route. At one point, this trail ...
The following is a list of mayors of Dodge City, Kansas, United States of America. City hall building in Dodge City, Kansas, around 1913. Part of a series on the.
Dora Hand, stage name Fannie Keenan, Kelley's friend and singer, was killed at his home on October 4, 1878 As mayor Kelley worked with the Dodge City Peace Commission (photo) Dodge City in 1875. Beatty and Kelley Restaurant at the corner of First Avenue and Front Street. James H. "Dog" Kelley was the Dodge City, Kansas, mayor from
A western extension of the trail was used by the XIT Ranch for trail drives connecting Tascosa to Dodge City until 1885. Afterwards, the northern portion of the trail connected Buffalo Springs to the XIT range on Cedar Creek, 60 miles north of Miles City, Montana. The trail passed through Lamar, Kit Carson, and Lusk. That trail was used from ...
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.
On June 1, 1883, Mather was hired as an Assistant City Marshal in Dodge City. [20] He served only nine months and was replaced on April 10, 1884, by Tom Nixon, [21] [22] sparking a feud between the two. The feud was further stoked when Dodge City passed "Ordinance No. 83", which outlawed dance halls. The ordinance was enforced against Mather's ...