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  1. Jan 13, 2023 · Quick Facts. Location: Fort Dodge is located located approximately 5 miles east of Dodge City, Kansas, on Highway 400 at 714 Sheridan Fort Dodge, Kansas 67843. Significance: Fort Dodge was a United States Army Post that protected those traveling the Santa Fe Trail and provided supplies and a resting place for traders and bison hunters.

  2. The Kansas Soldiers' Home is located in Fort Dodge (Ford County), Kansas which is located approximately five (5) miles east of Dodge City, Kansas, on Highway 400 (formerly 154). Fort Dodge dates back to 1865 when it was ordered to be built as a supply post for people and wagon trains traveling the Santa Fe Trail.

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  4. Fort Dodge Today. Today the Fort is utilized as a retirement community and nursing facility for retired Kansas veterans. A historic library and self-guided walking tour tell the fort's history to visitors.

  5. 72 reviews. #12 of 27 things to do in Dodge City. Historic Sites. Write a review. About. Take a self-guided walking tour of the grounds at this historic fort, built in 1867 to protect the mail service and wagon trains along the Santa Fe Trail, and later converted to the Kansas Soldiers Home.

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  6. Today the Fort is utilized as a retirement community and nursing facility for retired Kansas veterans. A historic library and self-guided walking tour tell the fort's history to visitors. Many of the original buildings are still in use.

    • Hwy 56/400 Fort Dodge, Dodge City, 67801, KS
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  7. Fort Dodge, Kansas, was one of the most important forts on the western frontier. It is located southeast of the Caches, a noted landmark on the Santa Fe Trail, and present-day Dodge City. On April 10, 1865, the fort was established by Captain Henry Pierce by order of Major General Grenville M. Dodge.

  8. Fort Dodge. Historical information about Fort Dodge and the Kansas Soldiers’ Home can be found on the Communities page. FCHS is committed to preserving the buildings and stories of the historic fort as well as the soldiers’ home. Fort Dodge is the only Kansas fort not included on a historic register and we are working to change that! You ...

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