esse y , ▁an ▁Irish ▁f ighter ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁town site ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁burn ed ▁on ▁a ▁w agon ▁wheel , ▁either ▁by ▁native ▁Che y enne ▁tribes men ▁or ▁white ▁horse ▁th ieves . ▁ ▁The ▁Pat ▁H enn esse y ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁Iowa ▁and ▁A rap aho ▁streets . ▁The ▁location ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁is ▁another ▁story . ▁Pat ▁H enn esse y ▁was ▁originally ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁shall ow ▁grave . ▁Ro cks ▁were ▁placed ▁over ▁his ▁body , ▁and ▁team sters ▁passing ▁by ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁place ▁markers ▁on ▁his ▁grave . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁history ▁H enn esse y ' s ▁body ▁was ▁moved . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁his ▁relatives ▁came ▁from ▁Ireland ▁and ▁rec laimed ▁his ▁body . ▁In ▁any ▁case , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁at ▁the ▁marker ▁site ▁at ▁Memorial ▁Park : ▁exc av ations ▁there ▁produced ▁no ▁remains . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁H enn esse y ▁Town site ▁Company ▁after ▁the ▁land ▁run ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁The ▁Chicago , ▁Kansas ▁and ▁Neb r aska ▁Railway , ▁which ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago , ▁Rock ▁Island ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Railway , ▁built ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁Kansas ▁through ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁Out let , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁train ▁arrived ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 8