The Vigilantes of Dodge City described by Robert Wright (Recollections)

In early 1873, Dodge City businessmen gathered together to form a vigilance committee. Too many people had been killed on the streets of Dodge City, and now a gang of Texas desperados were trying to "take the town." The vigilance committee acted by shooting two of the gang leaders and ordering the rest out of town. What started as an attempt to bring law and order to Dodge City, eventually became corrupt. The vigilance committee became the desperados and outlaws they originally had sought to get rid of. With the murder of William Taylor, the vigilance committee was no more. Learn from Robert Wright about the vigilantes of Dodge City, and learn why Dodge City has the reputation of a wild west town.

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Morning coffee, a light snack, and Legacy of the West, what a great way to start the weekend.

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Thank you Bald Eagle! I think I'll have the videos released in the morning instead of really late or really early

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Good morning 🙏 🌄 and thank you for these excellent stories. Take care, Mike

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Glad you're liking them!

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Thank ya sir for the history, I'm a loyal student and amateur historian on everything 19th and early 20th century frontier and cow-boy lifestyles, love your Chanel

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Thank you!

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Another great history story of Dodge City. It is still on my list of places to visit, hopefully next year.

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Hope you get to visit it!

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thank you so much for these videos. entertainment; an history.

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these are crazy stories, that first one is horrible

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@@roscoedamuel1882 Yeah there are some really crazy stories connected to Dodge City

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Sounds like California politics.

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Lol

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