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Boot Hill Monument Park
501 W. Spruce St.
- Centennial Monument
- Union Church Bell
- Ham Bell Monument
- Oxen Trail Head Monument
Coronado Cross
One mile east of Fort Dodge on Highway 400
- Coronado Cross marks the spot where Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer, is said to have crossed the Arkansas River in search of the fabled 'Cities of Gold" in 1541
Cowboy Sculpture
501 W. Spruce St.
- Early day pioneer dentist, Dr. O.H. Simpson, sculpted the cowboy sculpture in 1927 to commemorate the Dodge City cowboy era and the cattle drives. Simpson used a live model, Joe Sughrue, to form plaster of paris molds for his sculpture. Sughrue was a former cowboy and later a marshal of Dodge City.
Doc Holliday Sculpture
Wyatt Earp Blvd. and 4th Ave.
- Sculpture in honor of dentist, gambler, and gunfighter; John Henry “Doc” Holliday who arrived in Dodge City in early 1878 with paramour Big Nose Kate and practiced dentistry in Room 27 of the Dodge House Hotel.
Fire Bell Park
201 Soule St., (1st Ave. and Soule St.)
- Memorial to Dodge City Firefighters
Gospel Hill Churches
Located north and east of Boot Hill on Spruce and 1st, then on to Central Ave. includes
- Presbyterian Church, 803 Central Ave.
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, 905 Central Ave.
- St. Cornelius Episcopal Church, 1st Ave. and Spruce St.
Western Cattle Trail Markers
The Western Cattle Trail was longer in length and carried cattle for two years longer than the Chisholm. The Western Cattle Trail saw over seven million cattle and horses pass through Texas and Oklahoma to railheads in Kansas and Nebraska - an important factor in developing the cattle industry as far north as Wyoming, Montana, and Canada. Markers are placed throughout Kansas marking the Trail through the State. Dodge City markers are:
- Located at Hwy 56 just east of Dodge City Raceway Park entrance
- Located at El Capitan Sculpture, 2nd Ave. & Wyatt Earp Blvd.
- Located at Point of Rocks west of Dodge City on Hwy 50/400 at Iron Cowboys Sign
El Capitan Sculpture
2nd Ave. and Wyatt Earp Blvd.
- El Capitan commemorates the Texas Longhorn that gave Dodge City its place in history as the “Queen of the Cowtowns.” Over 4 million head were driven up the trail to the Santa Fe Railhead in Dodge City.
La Salsa Man
3rd Ave. and Spruce St.
- La Salsa Man is a 26 feet tall sculpture created by the late actor Dennis Hopper.
Longhorn Park
West Highway 50 and Airport Road
- A small herd of longhorn cattle graze on prairie grass in a 40 acre park. Dedicated to the millions of wild Texas longhorns driven to Dodge City during the 1870s and 1880s
Matt Dillon Sculpture
400 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd, (Visitor Information Center)
- Life-sized bronze sculpture of James Arness character, Matt Dillon, from Gunsmoke.
Santa Fe Depot & Sun Dials
101 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd.
- The largest train depot still standing in the state. Historic tours are available by appointment (620-225-1001). Outside the facility, historic twin sundials have been renovated to show both Central and Mountain time
100th Meridian Storyboard
Central Ave. and Wyatt Earp Blvd.
- The storyboard describes the importance of the 100th Meridian and the location of the actual marker
Mexican Village Storyboard
207 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd.
- The storyboard located between the Santa Fe Depot and Central Station Bar & Grill describes the location of the Mexican Village in Old Dodge City
Southwest Kansas Veterans Memorial
14th Ave. and Division
- Only veterans memorial containing both armed forces and reservists
Stan Herd Mural
3rd Ave. and Spruce St.
- Modeled from a Fredrick Remington painting, this mural is an excellent example of this famous local artist
Wyatt Earp Sculpture
Central Ave. and Wyatt Earp Blvd.
- Located across the street from the Santa Fe Depot, a highlight along the Trail of Fame