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Draft proposal for the Department of the Interior to designate 28,335 acres of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park as wilderness. The proposal includes maps of the area, background information on the proposal, the land, and the ecological situation there.
1972-09-18
In its preliminary report on the proposal to designate portions of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness areas, the National Park Service finds that most of the north unit of the park is suitable for wilderness designation, while the south unit is unsuitable due to existing developments, intensive visitor use, and private mineral rights interests. The report includes background on the park and the surrounding area, including physical and historical details.
1970-09
This draft of the Environmental Statement for the proposed Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park includes four parts: a summary and description of the proposal for Congress to designate 28,335 acres as wilderness, a description of the environment including geology and plant and animal life, an outline of environmental impact, and an outline of mitigating measures.
1972-09-10
Commissioner Roosevelt recently traveled to his ranch; the hunting went well but his cattle were in poor condition. Roosevelt jokes that his tales of antelope will not compare to Ferguson being in the real wilds with caribou and white bear.
1894-10-16
Commissioner Roosevelt regrets to hear about Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s health. Roosevelt recently visited the ranch and had success hunting with a new Winchester rifle. The “political pot is boiling” but Roosevelt expects William Jennings Bryan to lose. He closes with a brief story about a Roosevelt family trip to Lake Champlain.
1896-09-15
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt hopes that Patty Selmes has reached Boone County, Kentucky. Roosevelt hasn’t been able to get exercise and hopes to visit his ranch one more time where he will often think of Selmes while enjoying the plains. He has been enjoying his work and this week Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is staying in Washington, D.C.
1897-08-08
Commissioner Roosevelt was saddened by Patty Selmes’s letter. He wishes he could have seen Selmes and comforted her. Roosevelt describes his recent visit to his ranch and how he wished Selmes could have been there.
1896-10-05
Representative Lemke writes to James B. Connolly of the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Connolly is helping to plan the ceremony. Lemke will meet with President Harry S. Truman to invite him to attend the ceremony and Lemke asks for the reasons that June 10 was chosen for the dedication. Lemke also notes that the Elkhorn Ranch needs to be acquired by the National Park Service before the park is dedicated.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-12-22
Representative Lemke assures James B. Connolly that he will try to persuade the President of the United States and the Secretary of the Interior to attend the dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Lemke inquires if progress has been made on the National Park Service’s acquisition of the Elkhorn Ranch property.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-11-16
Representative Lemke writes to James B. Connolly regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Lemke approves of Connolly’s idea of inviting governors from neighboring states to the dedication. Lemke also asks Connolly to find out what the sellers of the Elkhorn Ranch site are asking for the land.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-09-17
Representative Lemke writes to James B. Connolly regarding the National Park Service’s attempts to acquire the Elkhorn Ranch site. Lemke does not believe that Congress will make appropriations to purchase the site at the valuation given by H. A. Mackoff. He suggests that the Elkhorn Ranch might need to be reconstructed on federal land elsewhere.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-09-01
Elkhorn ranch outbuilding was built of whole logs with a wide wagon door. A wagon is visible inside with a rail fence to either side.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1886
Elkhorn Ranch house peeks out from behind a row of trees. Wagon, lumber, and ranching supplies surround the cabin.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1886
Front of Elkhorn Ranch house is shown littered with antlers.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1884-1891
Ranch wagon carrying a cow elk, with Wilmot Dow, William Wingate Sewall, and Mr. Tompkins. Taken with Theodore Roosevelt’s camera.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1886
Roundup chuckwagon at Elkhorn ranch.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1884-1891
Elkhorn Ranch, Theodore Roosevelt’s property on the Little Missouri River.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1884-1891
A staged image of William Wingate Sewall and Wilmot Dow in pursuit of boat thieves. In March 1886, three thieves stole a boat from Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. Sewall and Dow made a new boat, shown here, and pursued them with Roosevelt. They captured the thieves after several days, but were hindered in bringing them in by ice on the Little Missouri River. Roosevelt took the men in over land to Dickinson (N.D.), where they were indicted.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1886
Map of the Little Missouri River, showing the area near Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Unknown
Original wash drawing of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch, by Robert Swain Gifford, created as an illustration for Roosevelt’s book, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1885