Theodore Roosevelt National Park Maltese Cross Cabin

325 broadway medora nd 58645.

Theodore roosevelt national park maltese cross cabin. The maltese cross cabin is a cabin used by theodore roosevelt before he was president. Roosevelt s elkhorn ranch is a separate remote area of the park 35 miles north of medora accessible by gravel roads. The park has 70 446 acres 110 072 square miles of land. Dismantled in 1904 the cabin traveled to fairs in portland oregon and st.

The maltese cross cabin originally stood some seven miles south of medora. Theodore roosevelt national park consists of three units along the little missouri river. The south unit near medora includes a visitor center and the restored maltese cross cabin the only surviving building from either of roosevelt s ranches. It was moved in 1939 when it was the centerpiece of the north dakota pavilion at the new york worlds fair.

Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin is open for public viewing year round at the south unit visitor center. Check with park rangers for road conditions and routes to travel to the site. Theodore roosevelt national park is a national park located in the western north dakota badlands with three geographically separated areas. Theodore roosevelt s maltese cross cabin see 1 683 traveller reviews 1 698 candid photos and great deals for medora nd at tripadvisor.

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. In 1959 twelve years after the park was established the maltese cross cabin came to theodore roosevelt national park. Theodore roosevelt s maltese cross cabin review of theodore roosevelt national park reviewed june 9 2017 there are actually two sections of theodore roosevelt national park the north and south unit. Theodore roosevelt s maltese cross cabin.

It then stood on the grounds of the state capital at bismarck until it was acquired by the park service and moved to the visitor center in medora. The maltese cross cabin was originally located about seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottomland of the little missouri river. Restored to its original state you can walk in roosevelt s footsteps by touring the cabin behind the south unit visitor center. 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.

The cabin is currently located at the visitor center at theodore roosevelt national park just outside the town of medora north dakota.