Theodore Roosevelt National Park Maltese Cross Cabin

Some personal effects of theodore roosevelt remain on display in the cabin.
Theodore roosevelt national park maltese cross cabin. After needed repairs were completed the cabin was open to visitors. National register of historical places. At theodore roosevelt s request ranch managers sylvane ferris and bill merrifield built a one and a half story cabin complete with a shingled roof and root cellar. South unit visitor center and roosevelt s maltese cross cabin.
Today the theodore roosevelt maltese cross ranch cabin is located adjacent to the park s south unit visitors center. Self led tours year round guided tours begin june 2 2019 with several tours daily south unit visitor center. Information for the visitors. Theodore roosevelt national park was created to honor the legacy he left behind.
The maltese cross cabin was later abandoned for a time but is now preserved and maintained properly by the national park service. What s very unique about the theodore roosevelt national park is that it not only is located where teddy roosevelt educated himself about the west but it also is a symbol of the strong conservation views he held. Today it is located within theodore roosevelt national park and designated as a historic landmark. The maltese cross cabin ernie carpency february 13 2015 at 10 47 am.
Theodore roosevelt national park south unit. Step back in time and learn about theodore s roosevelt s life and how these rugged hills shaped him into our twenty sixth president. As we look forward to the next 100 we remember the example set by men like theodore roosevelt and the simple places like the maltese cross cabin which helped inspire them. It is one of the many protected areas established in the first 100 years of the national park service.
The north dakota state legislature granted to minishoshe chapter the care of the theodore roosevelt maltese cross cabin which had stood as a derelict on the capitol grounds in bismarck. Constructed of durable ponderosa pine logs the cabin was considered. 2 thoughts on theodore roosevelt national park south unit. Located just outside the south unit visitor center roosevelt s cabin provides a glimpse into his experiences ranching in dakota territory.
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