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 | Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in the colorful North Dakota badlands and is home to a variety of plants and animals, including bison, prairie dogs, and elk. |
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| "I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota," Theodore Roosevelt once remarked.
Roosevelt first came to the badlands in September 1883 on a hunting trip. While here he became interested in the cattle business and invested in the Maltese Cross Ranch. He returned the next year and established the Elkhorn Ranch.
Whenever he managed to spend time in the badlands, he became more and more alarmed by the damage that was being done to the land and its wildlife. He witnessed the virtual destruction of some big game species, such as bison and bighorn sheep. Overgrazing destroyed the grasslands and with them the habitats for small mammals and songbirds. Conservation increasingly became one of Roosevelt's major concerns. During his Presidency, Roosevelt established the US Forest Service and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act under which he proclaimed 18 national monuments. He also established 5 national parks, 51 wildlife refuges and 150 national forests.
Here in the North Dakota badlands, where many of his personal concerns first gave rise to his later environmental efforts, Roosevelt is remembered with a national park that bears his name and honors the memory of this great conservationist. |
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| http://www.dakotapins.com/index27.htm - Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, western North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park and the Badlands of North Dakota, Medora, ND, Summer, 1993. | | Legislative History - Senate Debate on H.R. 8484 - July 18, 1962: Sagamore Hill National H - ... the Elkhorn ranch homesite, located near the Little Missouri River in the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, which T.R. maintained between 1884 and 1893; and Theodore Roosevelt Island, in ... | | History: Maltese Cross: Preserving History - ... of North Dakota and the Daughters of the American Revolution. With the establishment of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park in 1947, sentiment developed to return the cabin to the Little ... | | William Lemke Papers (addition) - An addtition to the papers of William Lemke (1878-1950), United States House of Representatives and ... the creation of the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park and related correspondence ... | | National Register of Historical Places - NORTH DAKOTA (ND), Billings County - National Register of Historical Places, Historical Properties, Historic Districts, Lodging, Shopping ... Historic Districts Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park *** (added 1982 - Billings ... | | McKenzie County - Theodore Roosevelt National Park - ... Fur Traders and Travelers The Indian Wars The Coming of the Railroad Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park was established to commemorate the enduring contributions of Theodore Roosevelt in ... |
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