Arriving at Boot Hill Museum...
The Museum opened in 2020.
Conestoga Wagons brought settlers
west to Kansas.
Settlers also continued west on the Santa Fe Trail that runs nearby.
these plains.
Hunters dispatched thousands...
The Railroad brought in
Some people traveled to
Dodge City by Stage Coach.
more people & carried
crops to other cities &
towns, including...
Individualized Cattle Brands
Longhorn Cattle were herded into
the Dodge City's rail line for
shipment to market.
were used to "tag" the cattle
from different Ranches.
Ranchers relied on unique cattle brands to keep track of their cattle during the cattle drive and at the railroad yards.
Windmills pumped water for
settlers' homes & farms.
in the Old West Town...
A selfie at the Saloon
Eric visits the Tonsorial Parlor.
Dental work was crude in
the 1800s.
Tack for the horses
Legendary Lawmen
Buffalo Hunters' Rifles
of Dodge City &
their guns.
Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Ed Masterson, Patrick Sughrue, and Michael Sughrue are the City's most famous peace officers. There were robberies, fights to break up, and lots of guns in this frontier cowtown.
Dodge City's Lawmen did their best
to keep Dodge City safe.
When tensions boiled over,
gunfights did occur.
Life expectancy in 19th Century America
was the early 40s for both men & women.
Infant & childhood deaths were sadly
all too common.
Shootouts in Dodge City also added fresh dug graves to Boot Hill Cemetery, which is a short distance away from the Museum.
Dodge City's prosperity led to the
construction of this opulent
City Hall in 1888.
tables set for dinner
Business boomed in Dodge City during the late 1800s. Ranchers and cowboys filled Saloons for drinks and food, poker games, on the north side of the railroad tracks. Entertainment and women were available at the Dance Halls on the south side of the tracks. Many of the young women were shrewd businesswomen, knowing they possessed what was in demand and were paid well for their time.
All the news that's fit
to print at the
Dodge City Times
taken at this Studio.
Commerce was brisk & the
Bank was a busy place.
Ledgers & the Vault
Imagine the money
that flowed into &
out of the Bank.
One of the townsfolks'
homes
Eric and I enjoyed the engaging displays and spent time imagining ourselves living in 19th Century Dodge City. It must have been a wild time! If you find yourself near Dodge City, Kansas, stop at Boot Hill Museum for your trip back into the Old West.
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