Train Trivia 10/3/05 (ANSWERED)

[Anonymous]

In what year were railroad tracks built to Dodge City, Kansas?

1. 1874
2. 1876
3. 1883
4. 1911



Sorry about not getting Saturdays updated on time, Sunday I had internet problems.

[Murphy Siding]

I'll say # 1. Maybe the year Marshall Matt Dillon came to town?

[Modelcar]

........My source says 1872 but that is not a choice in your multiple choice answers...so I'll have to say 1874.

[miniwyo]

#2

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I'll go with 1874, it's a complete guess but it's based in part on other factors of Western history.

[chad thomas]

I'll say 1883

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73

Here is a 1884 map.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd420/g4201/g4201p/rr002220.sid&style=rrmap&itemLink=D?gmd:3:./temp/~ammem_g57L::&title=State%20of%20Kansas,%201884;%20compiled%20from%20the%20official%20records%20of%20the%20General%20Land%20Office%20and%20other%20sources%20under%20supervision%20of%20G.P.%20Strum,%20Principal%20Draughtsman,%20photo%20lith%20%26%20print%20by%20Julius%20Bien%20%26%20Co.%20N.Y.%201884.

That might be considered cheating.[V]

[Anonymous]

The ATSF built a line through Dodge City in 1883. This is according to the Routledge Historical Atlas of American Railroads.

[Modelcar]

...Wow, how could two reasonable sources be that far apart....Ford County Historical Society, Dodge City, Kansas indicated it was {The brand new} Atchinson Topeka and Sante Fe...in September, 1872.