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GUNSMOKE MOVIE SET, A VISIT 2010

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During my vacation of September 2010 in southern Utah I had a chance to visit a movie set that once home to Gunsmoke series. The television series of Gunsmoke ran from 1955 to 1975 and is said to be one of the longest running prime-time shows on television. There were 635 episodes and many of the outdoor scenes for this show were shot in Johnson Canyon near Kanab, Utah. The setting of Gunsmoke is Dodge City, Kansas during the 1870's. A replica of the Hollywood set was created just ten miles outside of Kanab. This Johnson Canyon movie set, is perhaps the largest movie set constructed in the Kanab area. It can still be viewed today from the road but is not accessible due to its state of general disrepair. It is privately owned and is fenced off. The site is located 10 miles towards Lake Powell from Kanab Utah and then 5 miles up Johnson Canyon Road.