After leaving behind the trail tracks and the gateway sign, the delegation moved on to visit Fort Dodge. Long before Dodge City was a hustling, bustling cattle town, Fort Dodge was established to protect railroad workers and travelers on the Santa Fe Trail from the Plains Indians.
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.
Pictured are Councillors Lynda Russell, D'reen Ryan and Brian Russell after leaving the visitors' centre at Fort Dodge.
