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  Dodge City Legend
Dodge City’s offense finally found the basket with a DeShaun Hadley three-pointer, narrowing the Legend deficit to four with two minutes left in the first quarter.
Dodge City’s Elvin Mims hit a 12-footer to cut the Brooklyn lead to four.
Dodge City stepped up the intensity on defense, but Abdul Mills knocked down a three-point basket with 4:40 to go in the quarter to give the Kings the lead again at 65-63.
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  Dodge City Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Dodge City is a city located in Ford County, Kansas.
In the city the population is spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the city is $37,156, and the median income for a family is $41,672.
www.wikiverse.org /dodge-city-kansas   (531 words)

  
 Dodge City, Kansas History: Dodge City, the Cowboy Capital: KS Ford County Historical Soc., Dodge City, KS | Queen of ...
Fort Dodge, Kansas, was established in 1859, and opened in 1865 on the Santa Fe Trail near the present site of Dodge City, offering protection to wagon trains, the U.S. mail service and serving as a supply base for troops engaged in the Indian Wars.
Never in the history of Dodge was a stranger mistreated, but, on the contrary, the utmost courtesy was always and under all circumstances extended to him, and never was there a frontier town whose liberality exceeded that of Dodge.
     Dodge City was the buffalo capital until mass slaughter destroyed the huge herds and left the prairie littered with decaying carcasses.
www.skyways.org /orgs/fordco/dodgecity.html   (1860 words)

  
 Dodge City, Kansas - brought to you by LASR - Leisure And Sport Review
Dodge City, KS Dodge City's history began with the establishment of Fort Dodge in 1865.
Dodge City was founded in 1872 just west of the military reservation.
The buffalo were gone by 1876, but a new source of revenue for Dodge City soon came in the form of Longhorn cattle from Texas.
www.lasr.net /pages/city.php?City_ID=KS1005004   (359 words)

  
 Dodge City Cowboy Band
Through the years, Dodge City, Kansas, has developed a number of attractions that have capitalized on its image of the "Cowboy Capital of the United States, " among the most famous of which was the Dodge City Cowboy Band.
In the decade that followed, the Dodge City Cowboy Band was to play in a number of cities across the U.S. including Denver, Chicago and Minneapolis.
One fact that cannot be disputed, however, is that during its brief existence the Dodge City Cowboy Band brought greater fame to the city and represented another aspect of nineteenth century boosterism.
www.kshs.org /portraits/cowboy_band.htm   (194 words)

  
 Dodge City Varieties -- A Summer Interlude of Entertainment, 1878, by James C. Malin, Summer, 1956
DODGE City, as with so many aspects of Western history, has been the victim of stereotypes, especially such as have been associated with sensationalism -- cowboys, saloon keepers, dance hall girls, cattlemen, nesters, homesteaders, law officers, and gunmen, including, of course, Texas.
Dodge City was not ready to close out this line of business, but the summer of 1878 marked an attempt in the long campaign on the part of the resident citizens to keep the lawless elements under control.
     Dodge City has furnished an exodus, but the heart of the king was not hardened; he remembered the cloud stood between the children of Israel and the pursuing Egyptians, -- the one saved the other drowned.
www.kancoll.org /khq/1956/56_4_malin.htm   (2889 words)

  
 Dodge City
Dodge City used to be that way and there was a reign of terror in the town, until finally the twelve organized vigilantes became desperate and took affairs in their own hands.
All day, armed groups of officials, both city and county, might have been seen by the least inquisitive, and the very determined look of their countenances indicated to the most confiding that they meant business, and business it was.
It is also alleged that these lawless characters dominate in the city; that they have terrorized all the better elements of society; that they openly and defiantly flaunt their viciousness and depravity; and that they appear to think there is no power or authority that can reach or punish them.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWdodge.htm   (8207 words)

  
 Dodge City Kansas History: Cowboy Capital: Ford County KS Historical Soc., Dodge City, KS: The Cowboy Capital, Queen of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Fort Dodge, Kansas, was established in 1859, and opened in 1865 on the Santa Fe Trail near the present site of Dodge City, offering protection to wagon trains, the U.S. mail service and serving as a supply base for troops engaged in the Indian Wars.
Never in the history of Dodge was a stranger mistreated, but, on the contrary, the utmost courtesy was always and under all circumstances extended to him, and never was there a frontier town whose liberality exceeded that of Dodge.
     Dodge City was the buffalo capital until mass slaughter destroyed the huge herds and left the prairie littered with decaying carcasses.
www.ku.edu /kansas/ford/dodgecity.html   (1867 words)

  
 Fort Dodge Ford County Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Major General Grenville Dodge was placed in command of the 11th and 16th Kansas Calvary Regiments and began work during the harsh winter of 1865, to repair telegraph lines and reopen travel routes.
With the coming of the railroad to Dodge City in 1872, and the threat of extinction of the buffalo, the Indians conducted a final outburst of violence in an attempt to preserve their livelihood.
Dodge City's famed "Peace Commission" was formed during the Saloon Wars of 1883, with the help of Col. Richard Dodge, who was furious when his personal servant, a young fl, was shot and left to die in the street.
www.stjohnks.net /santafetrail/research/fortdodge.html   (2240 words)

  
 DODGE CITY
Dodge City was founded the next year, 1872, just five miles west of Fort Dodge on the edge of the military reservation, with the Sitler's home as the first building.
Dodge City was the Buffalo capital for three years until mass slaughter destroyed the huge herds and left the Prairie littered with decaying carcasses.
The city passed an ordinance that guns could not be worn or carried north of the "deadline" which was the railroad tracks.
www.americanwest.com /pages/dodge.htm   (1133 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Dodge City by Randy D. Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
DODGE CITY is the second of three historical novels depicting the life of fictional plains adventurer, Lane Collier.
Although the legendary frontier settlement of Dodge City is most closely associated with Texas cattle drives of the 1880's, its founding was as a center of the buffalo hide trade.
DODGE CITY takes the reader on a historically accurate professional hide hunt describing the trade and dangers associated with chasing "spikes." The book also presents the romance and mystery of the open plains before white settlement.
www.powells.com /biblio/091799034X   (450 words)

  
 Dodge City History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The area of Dodge City that lies north of the river and west of the 100th meridian was included in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Fort Dodge was established in 1865 to protect wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail and to furnish supplies for soldiers fighting the Indian wars on the Plains.
Dodge City was the buffalo capital for five years until mass slaughter destroyed the huge herds and left the prairie littered with decaying carcasses.
www.kansascattletowns.com /Dodge%20City/dodgecityhistory.html   (807 words)

  
 Ford County
The Bank of Dodge City was established in 1882, with a capital stock of $50,000.
The Presbyterians have an edifice in the northwest part of the city; the Catholic Church stands north of it and the Union Church is in the northeast part of the city.
The Ford County Globe was established at Dodge City, in December, 1877, by William N. Morphy and D. Frost.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/ford/ford-co-p1.html   (2608 words)

  
 Dodge City, Kansas (Cities)
Dodge City lies southwest of Great Bend along U.S. Hwy-50, on the banks of the Arkansas River.
Dodge City was once called Hell of the Plains and the Wickedest Little City in America.
Dodge City was settled in 1872 and grew as a frontier town on the old Santa Fe Trail.
www.ohwy.com /ks/d/dodgecit.htm   (200 words)

  
 Dodge City - Randy D. Smith - Mobipocket eBooks
DODGE CITY is the second in a series of historical novels depicting the life of fictional plains adventurer, Lane Collier.
Although the legendary frontier settlement of Dodge City is most closely associated with Texas cattle drives of the 1880's its founding was as a center of the buffalo hide trade.
Dodge City takes the reader on a historically accurate professional hide hunt describing the trade and dangers associated with chasing "spikes." The book also presents the romance and mystery of the open plains before white settlement.
www.ebookmall.com /ebook/86748-ebook.htm   (620 words)

  
 Dodge City
It was a lot of fun seeing these big Dodges try and master the ramp but a few did quite well for their size.
The best part about this whole weekend was to get to see what other Dodge owners were doing with their trucks and get to see what worked and what didn't.
This is just the first of many Dodge City, USA rallies so if you missed it you can catch the next one.
dodgecityusa.tripod.com /dcity.htm   (1672 words)

  
 Settlement Agreement - Between The United States of America and The City of Dodge City, Kansas
The City adopted its ADA grievance procedure by resolution of the City Council on July 20, 1992.
Should the City or the Department determine that the toilet rooms do not fully comply with the Standards, the City will complete any physical modifications to the toilet rooms as directed by the Department within a time frame to be negotiated by the parties.
The person signing for the City of Dodge City represents that he is authorized to bind the City to this Agreement.
www.ada.gov /dodgecty.htm   (5058 words)

  
 DodgeCity.net, presented by Hubris Communications - Internet That Works
Dodge City is famous for its rich history as a frontier cowtown.
Dodge City became a rowdy town famous for its saloons, outlaws, and Boot Hill Cemetery.
Dodge City is a marketing center for livestock, wheat, and sorghums.
www.dodgecity.net /info/history.html   (272 words)

  
 General Surgery Dodge City, KS - Find Local General Surgeons - Reports & Ratings
Dodge City, Kansas is home to 4 practicing general surgeons who have offices in 1 county and the zip code of 67801.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Dodge City has a population of 26,104, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 general surgeon for every 6,526 residents.
Topeka is its capital city, and the population of Kansas is 2,744,687.
www.healthgrades.com /directory/Surgeon/Kansas/Dodge_City_KS_Surgeons.cfm   (647 words)

  
 Dodge City, Kansas - A Wicked Little Town
At first, the settlement was named Buffalo City until they learned there was already a town by that name, so it was changed to Dodge City, after the fort.
The streets of Dodge were lined with wagons, brining in hides and meat and getting supplies from early morning to late at night...
In the burgeoning settlement, there was initially no law enforcement and Dodge City quickly acquired its infamous stamp of lawlessness and gun slinging.
www.legendsofamerica.com /OZ-DodgeCity.html   (810 words)

  
 US 50 - Kansas: Travel US 50 through Kansas. The Sunflower State. The capital is Topeka. The state motto is: To the ...
NEWTON has a famous past from the 'Old West.' From 1871 to 1874, the city became known as 'bloody and lawless-the wickedest city in the West.' In 1872 the western end of the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway came to town.
Dodge City, a frontier town that has been described and portrayed in many movies.
Dodge City proclaims itself as 'The Queen of the Cowtowns.' In early days, cattle trade brought Dodge City prosperity and violence.
www.route50.com /kansas.htm   (1361 words)

  
 ESR | February 3, 2003 | Dodge City?
Dodge City, wild frontier town of the buffalo hunters, cowboys, and Indian fighters had by the 1870s established such a violent reputation that its name became a byword for promiscuous gunplay.
The ordinary sober citizen was almost never molested, and in fact when he was harmed, the perpetrator was dealt with summarily and in brutal fashion, often by his own kind.
There are two reasons for this: first, there was a commonly held code of decency in those far-off days, and even the crooks subscribed to it, confining their violence among themselves.
enterstageright.com /archive/articles/0203/0203dodgecity.htm   (573 words)

  
 Dodge City shuts out Lady BustersThursday, September 29, 2005 1:15:09 PM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2005 1:15:09 PM The Garden City Lady Broncbuster soccer team gave up the opportunities the Dodge City Conquistadors needed to pull away Wednesday, as the Conqs claimed a 7-0 victory in Dodge City.
But like what Dodge City do in the first half of the first meeting between the teams, the Conquistadors poured it on in the second half Wednesday.
Dodge City wore down the thin Buster lineup in the second half, scoring five goals to take the victory.
www.gctelegram.com /sports/2005/september/29/sstory5.html   (166 words)

  
 Dodge City - Encyclopedia.com
Laid out in 1872 near Fort Dodge (1864) on the old Santa Fe Trail, it flourished as a Santa Fe railhead and became a wild cow town; Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson were among those who helped to curb lawlessness.
The city hall, formerly located on Boot Hill, an early cowboy burial ground, has been removed to permit enlargement of that tourist attraction.
Stylin' Santa FE; the New Mexico city's fashion sensibility epitomizes the Southwest: eclectic, artistic and individualistic.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-DodgeCit.html   (508 words)

  
 A Cowboy in Dodge City, 1882   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
At the end of the trail lay the infamous cow towns, the "Sodoms of the plains", places such as Abilene, Hays City, Wichita, Ellsworth and Dodge City.
Dodge City lasted much longer, but when the railroads pushed their tracks into Texas and closer to the grazing land, Dodge's days as a cattle town ended.
"On reaching Dodge, we rode up to the Wright House [a general store, hotel and restaurant], where Flood [the trial boss] met us and directed our cavalcade across the railroad to a livery stable, the proprietor of which was a friend of Lovell's [the owner of the cattle].
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com /dodge.htm   (1925 words)

  
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The Dodge City Trail of Fame, Inc. is a walking tour of the Old Dodge City historic district.
Physically, the Dodge City Trail of Fame wends its way through the Dodge City historic district from the newly restored Santa Fe Depot, sundial park and railroad caboose on the east and the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Boot Hill Museum on the west.
Current center piece of the Dodge City Trail of Fame is the incredible sculpture of Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, a larger than life likeness of the famous lawman, which stands on the northeast corner of Central Ave and Wyatt Earp Boulevard.
www.dodgecitytrailoffame.org   (541 words)

  
 Dodge City Legend
The Dodge City native is a graduate of Baker University and was a high school teacher and basketball coach at Herington, KS and Spearville, KS.
Henrichs was a two-time Dodge City Jaycees Man of the Year and received a Citizen of Merit Award from the Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce.
George is also a partner in Dodge City Steak Co. and PATS Real Estate Co. He serves on the Board of Directors of Western Plains Medical Complex and is President of the Boot Hill Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
www.dodgecitylegend.com /office.html   (1101 words)

  
 Dodge City News - Topix
Two Dodge City men accused of sexually assaulting two runaway girls they had picked up in the area were charged with kidnapping Friday in Ford County District Court.
A Dodge City man who fired several shots into another man's vehicle last fall was sentenced Tuesday to slightly more than three years in prison.
A Dodge City man who was allegedly involved in an attack on another man was bound over for trial Wednesday on charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated battery.
www.topix.net /city/dodge-city-ks   (564 words)

  
 Dodge City CVB, KS
Dodge City offers the perfect retreat, plenty of peace and quiet for a productive meeting, and when your business is done, the charm and excitement of the old west are close at hand!
Michael Martin Murphey Concert We are very pleased to announce that Michael Martin Murphey will be performing at the Dodge City Race Village on September 7, 2007.
Buried Treasure In and Around Dodge City This is the first of a series of Legends and Lore pieces.
www.visitdodgecity.org   (244 words)

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