North Dakota--Watford City

Memorandum from the Assistant Director for State Grants and Resource Studies to the Acting Director of the Midwest Region of the National Park Service

Assistant Director for State Grants and Resource Studies Underhill informs Acting Director of the Midwest Region Giles that they will not present a statement at the hearings regarding the wilderness proposal for the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial park. Underhill mentions the existence of dish tanks in the proposed wilderness area and relays that they are man made and do not fit the definition of wilderness area as presently defined by Congress.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-12-03

Letter from W. A. Radlinski to James B. Thompson

Acting Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Radlinski informs Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Thompson that the USGS will not be attending an upcoming hearing. Radlinski encloses a statement to be entered on the hearing record.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-11-30

Letter from Robert M. White to Robert L. Giles

Robert M. White, acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, thanks National Park Service Midwest Region Acting Director Giles for his letter to Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans about the upcoming hearings regarding a wilderness proposal for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. The Department of Commerce does not have comments at this time, but it does support the concept of wilderness areas.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-11-17

Draft environmental statement: proposed wilderness area Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park North Dakota

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.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1972-09-18

Joint announcement of hearings

A group of conservationist organizations announce the plans for wilderness areas within Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the public hearings in connection with those plans. Included in the announcement are maps and descriptions of specific areas within the park, as conservationists hope to pay special attention to issues of park boundaries at the hearings.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-11-18

Notice of public hearing regarding wilderness proposal

The National Park Service announces public hearings in Watford City and Medora, North Dakota, about the proposed wilderness plan for Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-10-28

Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Wilderness Proposal

The National Park Service announces public hearings in Medora and Watford City, North Dakota, about the wilderness proposal for Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-09-28

Letter from Fred C. Fagergren to Clifton R. Merritt

Fred C. Fagergren sends Clifton R. Merritt information about the planning process for Theodore Roosevelt National Park and informs him about the public meetings planned in Watford City and Medora, North Dakota. Fagergren invites Merritt to express his views at a public meeting or by written statement.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-10-16

Suggested position: wilderness proposal

Francis J. Wolcott of the Sierra Club makes recommendations regarding several possible wilderness areas within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. He notes that the North Dakota Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan suggests that adequate facilities now exist in the area of the Park, and that the Park should not be devoted to activities such as boating, water skiing, or hunting, because they are not the reason the Park has been designated.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-12-08

Memorandum from Allyn F. Hanks to Lawrence C. Merriam

Superintendent Hanks writes to the National Park Service Regional Director regarding a lawsuit that is being brought against the Greater North Dakota Association. James McCarten, a participant in the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park dedication program, was injured and is suing the GNDA for medical expenses. Hanks encloses a report by District Ranger Grimm about the incident.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1950-04-26

CCC questionnaire of John H. Hutton

John H. Hutton provides short answers to questions about the six months he spent in the Civilian Conservation Corps stationed near Watford City, North Dakota. Hutton does provide the names of supervisors and fellow CCC alumni, but the majority of his answers are fairly limited.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1984

Main street of Watford City, North Dakota

Photograph of Main Street in Watford City, North Dakota, with a Model A Ford in the foreground; located 14 miles north of the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1936-1937

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #60

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #60 is in regard to removing an old section of park road in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project removed a section of park road that was replaced by project #43. Administrative, training, and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-05-03

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #32

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #32 is in regard to restoring vegetation along the park road through Upper Cedar Canyon in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project will transplant flora in order to restore the natural beauty disrupted by road repairs. Administrative and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-07-01

Civilian Conservation Corps job #11 completion record

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #11 for fine grading near upper Cedar Canyon, including a job narrative, maps, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-06-11

Civilian Conservation Corps job #14 completion record

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #14 to conduct a grade line survey beyond Cedar Canyon, included is a job narrative, job completion information, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-08-20

Civilian Conservation Corps job #10 completion record

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #10 to transplant trees and shrubs where guard rails are constructed, included is a job narrative.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-06-11

Civilian Conservation Corps job #9 completion record

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #9 to work on one mile of park road above Cedar Canyon; included is a job narrative, job completion information, approval papers, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-05-20

Civilian Conservation Corps job #8 completion record

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job application for project #8 to install a wood guard rail near lower Cedar Canyon. A job narrative, job completion information, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed are included.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-11-01

Civilian Conservation Corps job #4 application and completion record

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job application and completion record for project #4 to do fine grading near Cedar Canyon. A job narrative, approval forms, and job completion information are included.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-08-20