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Of the 60 million that roamed that plains at one time, only 594 remained at 1890. Now back to a total of maybe 2,000, it is pitiful we did such a thing to these beasts. The motivation is it took away the meat and substance form the Indians. This really depicts what we can do as a society to destroy ourselves in a quick instant. It only took 5 years to annihilate the herds. What a pity
These homes caught my shutter lense. I liked the garden landscape and house combination for one, and for the other, the flat front tirek child's hobby horse, and unkept front yard seemed prototypical of the domestic economics in Dodge City at the time I was there.
The most impressive church architecture on Gospel Hill would have to be the First Presbyterian Church (1925). Located on a spot where early wooden churches look down upon the debauchery of Front Street saloons, the congregation roots (1880) served as an important milestone toward more civilized Dodge City. The church has stained glass windows and interior woodwork, in addition to the outstanding stone exterior and red tile roof.
Fellow VT member writes more detail about this outstanding locally quarried yellow sandstone building, located on the corner of Vine Street and Avenue A, that was once a residence. It was constructed between 1879 to 1881 and appears to be the oldest residence in town.
The old municipal building is worth a visit, if for nothing else it's good hillside view of the old downtown and gospel hill. The original police building was nearly destroyed during an apparently low budget 1929 rebuild of the municipal building, but a distinctive buffalo entrance remains from the original 1880 structure. In front are various tributes to the cowboy and cattle drive days, mostly in a state of poor repair. See next tip for more details on this.
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Address: 1708 W Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City, KS 67801
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