The life and times of Fred Dodge — friend to legend Wyatt Earp, Well Fargo undercover detective, Boerne retiree — were scrutinized Saturday when members of the Wild West History Association assembled in town.
Members of the committee cut a ribbon March 23 for an exhibit in the Patrick Heath Public Library that chronicles Dodge’s life: his birth in 1854, his two marriages; a friendship with the Earp brothers prior to the famed shootout at the O.K. Corral; his known gambling habits; and eventual retirement to his 1,704-acre ranch near Boerne.
Ron Woggon, a Wild West History Association former treasurer and lifetime member, presented the story of Dodge along with Wild West History treasurer Jean Smith.
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