Theodore Roosevelt National Park Maltese Cross Cabin
In 1959 twelve years after the park was established the maltese cross cabin came to theodore roosevelt national park.
Theodore roosevelt national park maltese cross cabin. It was moved in 1939 when it was the centerpiece of the north dakota pavilion at the new york worlds fair. 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 national park consists of three units along the little missouri river. 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.
325 broadway medora nd 58645. Theodore roosevelt s maltese cross cabin see 1 683 traveller reviews 1 698 candid photos and great deals for medora nd at tripadvisor. Restored to its original state you can walk in roosevelt s footsteps by touring the cabin behind the south unit visitor center. The north unit the south unit and the elkhorn ranch unit.
Roosevelt s elkhorn ranch is a separate remote area of the park 35 miles north of medora accessible by gravel roads. 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 is a cabin used by theodore roosevelt before he was president. The maltese cross cabin was originally located about seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottomland of the little missouri river.
Dismantled in 1904 the cabin traveled to fairs in portland oregon and st. Check with park rangers for road conditions and routes to travel to the site. Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin is open for public viewing year round at the south unit visitor center. 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.
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. Theodore roosevelt s maltese cross cabin. The cabin is currently located at the visitor center at theodore roosevelt national park just outside the town of medora north dakota. The cabin was originally located roughly seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottom lands of the little missouri river.
The park has 70 446 acres 110 072 square miles of land.