Dodge City in Ford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Boot Hill
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
1. Boot Hill Marker
1872 - 1878
Second Public School
1878 - 1927
Municipal Building
1929
Erected 1929 by City of Dodge City.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 37° 45.259′ N, 100° 1.304′ 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 former Municipal Building atop historic 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: H.B. (Ham) Bell (here, next to this marker); My Trails Have Become Your Highways (a few steps from this marker); On the Ashes of My Campfire This City is Built (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); 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. Dodge City Convention & Visitors Bureau. Website homepage (Submitted on December 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Dodge City, Kansas. City website homepage (Submitted on May 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Dodge City Municipal Building National Register Nomination. Kansas Historical Society website entry (Submitted on May 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
2. Boot Hill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
