Theodore Roosevelt National Park Maltese Cross Cabin

The cabin was originally located roughly seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottom lands of the little missouri river.

Theodore roosevelt national park maltese cross cabin. Restored to its original state you can walk in roosevelt s footsteps by touring the cabin behind the south unit visitor center. Tours of roosevelt s maltese cross cabin. The full program schedule for the summer of 2019 will be posted in the spring. 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 maltese cross cabin is a cabin used by theodore roosevelt before he was president. 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. It was moved in 1939 when it was the centerpiece of the north dakota pavilion at the new york worlds fair.

Self led tours year round guided tours begin june 2 2019 with several tours daily south unit visitor center. 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. 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. In 1959 twelve years after the park was established the maltese cross cabin came to theodore roosevelt national park.

Below is an outline of the programs commonly offered. He only used it for a short time before buying a larger ranch and building his elkhorn ranch cabin. The mal tese cross cabin is a cabin used by theodore roo sevelt be fore he was pres i dent. The maltese cross ranch cabin was originally located about seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottom lands of the little missouri river.

Today the theodore roosevelt maltese cross ranch cabin is located adjacent to the park s south unit visitors center. Nps katherine plessner. 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. The maltese cross cabin originally stood some seven miles south of medora.

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. Each summer rangers host a variety of programs in theodore roosevelt national park.