Dodge City in Ford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

My Trails Have Become Your Highways

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

1. My Trails Have Become Your Highways Marker

Inscription. Seven million head of longhorns
marketed from Dodge City
[18]70's - [18]80's
Lest We Forget

Modeled by
O.H. Simpson, D.D.S.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 37° 45.256′ N, 100° 1.297′ W. Marker is in Dodge City, Kansas, in Ford County. It is at the intersection of Spruce Street and 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Spruce Street. Marker is on the grounds of the former municipal building atop Boot Hill. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 West Spruce Street, Dodge City KS 67801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

on the High Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Republic of Texas.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: H.B. (Ham) Bell (here, next to this marker); Boot Hill (a few steps from this marker); Wyatt Earp (a few steps from this marker); George M. Hoover (a few steps from this marker); The Boot Hill Cemetery Site (a few steps from this marker); On the Ashes of My Campfire This City is Built (a few steps from this marker); The Boot Hill Special (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Burt Reynolds (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dodge City.

Also see . . .
1. History of Dodge City, Kansas. (Submitted on May 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Cowtowns. (Submitted on May 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. A Cowboy in Dodge City, 1882. (Submitted on May 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Longhorn Cattle. (Submitted on May 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

2. My Trails Have Become Your Highways Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

3. My Trails Have Become Your Highways Marker

Former municipal building in background

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.