 Professional gambler and gunfighter Short's purchase of a partial interest in the saloon in 1883 was credited as one of the causes of the bloodless Dodge City War.A saloon using the same name was featured in almost every episode of the long-running radio and television drama, "Gunsmoke".A new establishment named the Long Branch Saloon, largely based on "Gunsmoke", was built as part of the modern non-profit Boot Hill Museum entertainment and exhibit theme park in Dodge City.