When you meander past the Starbucks on Upper Balcones, you’ll find Dodge Road…named after Frederick J. Dodge, who was a Texas cattleman at the end of his life, but in the middle…well, we’ll tell you more about Detective Fred Dodge right after this. 

Kendall County Roofing

Fred Dodge worked as a lawman and as an undercover agent for Wells Fargo in California, Nevada, and Arizona - protecting stagecoaches and solving train holdups.

He became a constable in Tombstone, Arizona, where he befriended the legendary Wyatt Earp.  In fact, Dodge’s diaries were the basis for the book The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp, and they also documented his encounters with the Doolin and Dalton Gangs.   In 1906, Dodge came to Leon Springs on vacation and fell in love with the Texas Hill Country.  He purchased 2000 acres and named it  Dodge Ranch.  Dodge died in 1938 at the age of 84 and is buried in the Boerne Cemetery. 

 I’m Tom Allred with Boerne Texas History, and this is Boerne Radio 103.9FM.