President Roosevelt’s western tour – Edgemont, S. D. Rough Riders
A cheering 1st Volunteer Cavalry
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-07-28
Your TR Source
South Dakota--Edgemont
Rough Riding by the Black Hills Pioneers – cheering President Roosevelt – Edgemont, S.D.
A cheering 1st Volunteer Cavalry
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-06-12
Creator(s)
Dakota Territory: A TRA Strenuous Life Adventure
Michael F. Moran chronicles the Strenuous Life Adventure trip to South Dakota, Wyoming, and North Dakota undertaken by members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in September 2018. Moran notes the many sites connected to Theodore Roosevelt visited by the group, including Jewel Cave and Devils Tower National Monument, and Wind Cave and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Moran provides details about the group’s visits to each of these sites along with its stop at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Moran notes Roosevelt’s friendship with Seth Bullock and highlights Fritz R. Gordner’s climb of Devils Tower.
The text is supplemented with thirteen color photographs and is followed by a nine page photo gallery of fifty-four color photographs.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2019
Speech of President Roosevelt at Edgemont, S.D., April 25, 1903
President Roosevelt greets a crowd in South Dakota. He praises the pioneers and the veterans, especially for their character. Roosevelt also speaks of the need for the “old pioneer virtues,” good laws, and education.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-04-25