Once called "The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas", the city is named for Fort Ellsworth, which was built in 1864.Ellsworth - History Due to speculation on imminent railroad construction, the population of Ellsworth boomed to over two thousand by the time it was incorporated in 1867. It has since been said, "Abilene, the first, Dodge City, the last, but Ellsworth the wickedest".
Once called "The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas" the city is named for Fort Ellsworth, which was built in 1864.Ellsworth - History Due to speculation on imminent railroad construction, the population of Ellsworth boomed to over two thousand by the time it was incorporated in 1867. It has since been said, "Abilene, the first, Dodge City, the last, but Ellsworth the wickedest".