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   Dodge City

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   • 1. a city in south-western Kansas; population 25,689 (est. 2008). Established in 1872 as a railhead on the Santa Fe Trail, it rapidly gained a reputation as a rowdy frontier town.

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   What is Dodge City known for?

   • Dodge City. (Placename) a city in SW Kansas, on the Arkansas River: famous as a frontier town on the Santa Fe Trail.

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   What does the word Dodge City mean?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word dodge city. Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West.

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   Why was Dodge City important in the 1870s?

   • Newspapers in the 1870s crafted Dodge City’s reputation as a major theater of frontier disorder by centering attention on the town’s single year of living dangerously, which lasted from July 1872 to July 1873. As an unorganized village, Dodge then lacked judicial and law-enforcement structures.

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   How did Dodge become a city?

   • The General Land Office in Washington at last approved its group title to the town’s land and the electorate chose a slate of county officers, of whom the most important was a sheriff. Two years later Kansas granted Dodge municipal status, authorizing it to hire a city marshal and as many assistant lawmen as needed.

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   Where is Dodge City located?

   • Dodge City is a populated place located within the Township of Powell, a minor civil division (MCD) of Marquette County. The elevation of Dodge City is 1,112 feet. Dodge City appears on the Ives Hill U.S. Geological Survey Map. Marquette County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).

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   What is Fort Dodge known for?

   • Fort Dodge, 5 miles (8 km) east, was established in 1864 and named for Colonel Henry I. Dodge. Settled in 1872 with the arrival of the Santa Fe Railway, Dodge City attained notoriety as a frontier town on the Santa Fe Trail, the rendezvous of picturesque characters, the centre of freight lines, and the headquarters of the cattle business.

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   /ˌdɒdʒ ˈsɪti/ /ˌdɑːdʒ ˈsɪti/ a city in the US state of Kansas. Originally called Buffalo City, it was important in the 19th century as a centre for cattle at the end of the Santa Fe Trail. At that time it had a reputation for violence and was known as 'the wickedest little city in America'. see also Wyatt Earp. Definitions on the go.

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   Dodge City definition: a city in SW Kansas, on the Arkansas River. See examples of DODGE CITY used in a sentence.

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   Jan 23, 2018 · Newspapers in the 1870s crafted Dodge City’s reputation as a major theater of frontier disorder by centering attention on the town’s single year of living dangerously, which lasted from...

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   A city in SW Kansas, on the Arkansas River: famous as a frontier town on the Santa Fe Trail..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Jun 6, 2024 · Dodge City, city, seat (1873) of Ford county, southwestern Kansas, U.S., on the Arkansas River. Fort Dodge, 5 miles (8 km) east, was established in 1864 and named for Colonel Henry I. Dodge. Settled in 1872 with the arrival of the Santa Fe Railway, Dodge City attained notoriety as a frontier town.

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   Dodge City. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌDodge ˈCity a city in the US state of Kansas. In the 19th century, Dodge City was a place where many people came to drink and play cards for money, and there was a lot of fighting and shooting.

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   Dodge City. A city of southwest Kansas on the Arkansas River west of Wichita. It was a major railroad shipping point for Texas cattle in the 1880s and gained notoriety for its lawlessness. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.