Roosevelt S Maltese Cross Cabin

Fascinated by nature and wildlife theodore roosevelt first came to north dakota in 1883.

Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin. Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin can be found just behind the visitor center. Today the maltese cross cabin in the south unit reminds visitors of the early influence of settlers in the area. The maltese cross cabin was originally located about seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottomland of the little missouri river. Today the maltese cross cabin stands behind the visitor center at the entrance to theodore roosevelt national park in medora and the original pitched roof has been recreated.

2 x 3 magnet supporting north dakota s public lands since 1951. He later said i would not have been president had it not been for my experience in north dakota those experiences began in 1883 when roosevelt arrived in the dakota badlands to hunt bison. At theodore roosevelt s urging the maltese cross ranch cabin now at the entrance of the park was built during the winter of 1883 84. Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin history behind theodore roosevelt national park.

The cabin was originally located roughly seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottom lands of the little missouri river. It was moved in 1939 when it was the centerpiece of the north dakota pavilion at the new york worlds fair. The cabin is currently located at the visitor center at theodore roosevelt national park just outside the town of medora north dakota. Check with park rangers for road conditions and routes to travel to the site.

He came in hopes to hunt his own bison but what he found was drastically different than what he expected. Built in 1883 the cabin was roosevelt s first home in north dakota though it was located seven miles south of where it now sits. The maltese cross cabin located directly behind the theodore roosevelt national park interpretive center offers an authentic glimpse into theodore roosevelt s life in the badlands. Roosevelt s elkhorn ranch is a separate remote area of the park 35 miles north of medora accessible by gravel roads.

The maltese cross cabin originally stood some seven miles south of medora. Maltese cross cabin in 1901 theodore roosevelt became the 26 th president of the united states and ultimately one of its greatest conservationists. 325 broadway medora nd 58645. The cabin was larger than most frontier homes of the time with a living room kitchen bedroom and sleeping loft for the ranch hands.

Theodore roosevelt intrigued by the cattle raising potential of this areas invested in the maltese cross ranch. Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin is open for public viewing year round at the south unit visitor center. Theodore roosevelt s maltese cross cabin.