Dodge City in Ford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
On the Ashes of My Campfire This City is Built
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
1. On the Ashes of My Campfire This City is Built Statue
Pioneer Dentist
The model for this statue was
Joe Sughrue
A Cowboy and later Dodge City
Chief of Police
from 1933 to 1936
Erected 1927.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 37° 45.265′ N, 100° 1.296′ 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wyatt Earp (here, next to this marker); George M. Hoover (here, next to this marker); The Boot Hill Cemetery Site (here, next to this marker); H.B. (Ham) Bell (a few steps from this marker); Boot Hill (a few steps from this marker); My Trails Have Become Your Highways (a few steps from this marker); Burt Reynolds (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Boot Hill Special (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dodge City.
Also see . . .
1. A Cowboy in Dodge City, 1882. EyeWitness to History website entry (Submitted on May 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Dodge City Convention & Visitors Bureau. Website homepage (Submitted on December 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
2. On the Ashes of My Campfire This City is Built
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
3. On the Ashes of My Campfire This City is Built Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
4. On the Ashes of My Campfire This City is Built Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 882 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
