Facts About Dodge City
Dodge City is one of the most famous towns in the Old West.
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Dodge City was founded in 1872 by brothers John and James Raine.
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The city was named after Colonel Samuel H. Dodge, who helped to establish it as a town in 1872.
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The first building built in Dodge City was a log cabin saloon called The White Elephant Saloon. This building burned down just one year later, but the town quickly rebuilt itself in brick and stone.
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By 1873, the town had grown so much that it was incorporated as a city and became an important stop on the Chisholm Trail.
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Today, Dodge City is known as a tourist destination because of its history and a wide variety of attractions.
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the city has a total area of 14.55 square miles (37.68 km2), of which 14.44 square miles (37.40 km2) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) is water.
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Dodge City earned its nickname “Gunsight” because of these frequent shootouts between outlaws and law enforcement officials. The location of these shootouts also earned Dodge City another nickname: “The Wickedest Little City In The World.”
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The town was named for Colonel Henry Dodge, a U.S. Army officer who commanded the First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers during the Mexican-American War.
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Dodge City is located at 37°45′35″N 100°1′6″W (37.759671, −100.018212) at an elevation of 2,493 ft (760 m).
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In late 2023, Hilmar Cheese is scheduled to open a new $550 million cheese and whey protein processing plant in Dodge City.
