Trivia
A golf course, with sand greens, was originally located on the southwest side of the campus.
DC3 is the windiest college in America. According to the National Climatic Data Center's list of annual average wind speeds, Dodge City is the windiest U.S. city in the lower 48 states, with an average speed of 13.9 mph (22.4 km/h) .
Prior to ownership by the College, KEDD 1550 AM was principally owned by Alf Landon, former Kansas governor, former broadcaster, and Republican presidential candidate against Franklin Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. He was also the only Republican governor re-elected in the 1934 election. Landon died October 12, 1987, at age 100.
In 1819, the campus property was less than 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Mexican border. The Arkansas River formed the southern border between New Spain (Spanish Mexico) and the United States in the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819.
The campus is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of the 100th meridian west. A 600-pound limestone post marks the 100th meridian just east of downtown on the south side of US Highway 50 (Wyatt Earp Blvd.) between Avenues L and M .
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