Roosevelt S Maltese Cross Cabin
After returning to dakota in 1884 he established a second ranch he named the elkhorn.
Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin. Before you lies a scene not greatly changed since theodore roosevelt s time here in the 1880s. Louis and it was also shown at the portland world s fair the following year. The cabin is currently located at the visitor center at theodore roosevelt national park just outside the town of medora north dakota. By 1887 roosevelt began to sell his interests in the cattle industry.
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. He would split his time between dakota and new york for the next several years. What remains today of the maltese cross ranch is the three room cabin. Roosevelt the buffalo hunter.
History of the cabin. The maltese cross cabin is a cabin used by theodore roosevelt before he was president. Roosevelt s maltese cross cabin. The maltese cross cabin traveled to expositions across the country before settling at theodore roosevelt national park in north dakota making it one of the most well traveled former homes of any.
It is shown here at the 1904 world s fair in st. The cabin was originally located roughly seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottom lands of the little missouri river. At theodore roosevelt s urging the maltese cross ranch cabin now at the entrance of the park was built during the winter of 1883 84. Additions to the scene include tr s maltese cross ranch cabin relocated from its original site seven miles to the south theodore roosevelt national park s visitor center plus other recent facilities.
He arrived there on the morning of september 8 1883 at the depot of little missouri in predawn darkness. Ferris in buckboard and s. The maltese cross cabin was originally located about seven miles south of medora in the wooded bottomland of the little missouri river. It s the cabin that roosevelt stayed in during his first visit to his ranch.
What became known as the maltese cross cabin was only a temporary home for roosevelt. In 1959 the cabin was relocated to its present site and renovated.