▁Mark er ▁- ▁Historic ▁Ab il ene , ▁on ▁south ▁Six th ▁Street . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁Cow boy - era ▁Ab il ene ▁is ▁the ▁fict ional ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁Rand olph ▁Scott - st arring ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁film ▁Ab il ene ▁Town , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁became ▁the ▁insp iration ▁behind ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁hit ▁song ▁" Ab il ene ", ▁recorded ▁by ▁George ▁Hamilton ▁IV . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Old ▁West ▁figures ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Ab il ene ▁during ▁its ▁period ▁as ▁a ▁cow town ▁included ▁Wild ▁Bill ▁H ick ok , ▁cattle ▁baron ▁Joseph ▁Mc Co y , ▁g amb ler ▁Phil ▁Co e , ▁mar shal ▁Tom ▁“ B ear ▁River ” ▁Smith , ▁gun fig h ters ▁Pat ▁Des mond , ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Smith , ▁John ▁Wes ley ▁Hard in ▁and ▁Ben ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁Thompson ' s ▁sister - in - law ▁Lib by , ▁a ▁prost itute ▁and ▁dance ▁hall ▁girl ., ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁five - star ▁general ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ab il ene ▁as ▁did ▁his ▁brothers ▁Ed gar , ▁Earl , ▁and ▁Mil ton . ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Ab il ene , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Mam ie ▁and ▁their ▁el dest ▁son ▁D oud , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁his ▁president ial ▁library . ▁ ▁Other ▁notable ▁individuals ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁and / or ▁have ▁lived ▁in