Theodore Roosevelt National Park

national park, North Dakota, United States

Also known as: Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park

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Kenneth Pletcher

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History

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, scenic natural area in southwestern and western North Dakota, U.S., commemorating Pres. Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in the American West. It was established as a national memorial park in 1947, and it underwent subsequent boundary changes and was redesignated a national park in 1978. It consists of three sections—the North Unit, the South Unit, and the central Elkhorn Ranch—and has a total area of 110 square miles (285 square km). Park headquarters...