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By Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
Teddy Roosevelt Bear Hunt
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1 Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg — Teddy Roosevelt Bear Hunt
On November 12, 1902, the Washington Post reported that President Theodore Roosevelt was headed to Smedes, Mississippi, 25 miles north of Vicksburg, for a 4-day bear hunt. The article said the president "did not anticipate the pleasure of killing a . . . Map (db m105436) HM
2 Mississippi, Sharkey County, Rolling Fork — Teddy Roosevelt's Bear Hunt
Pres. Theodore Roosevelt came to Smedes, 2 mi. S, in 1902 to hunt. On Nov. 14, Roosevelt refused to shoot a captive bear. Cartoons of the event are though to have led to the creation of the "Teddy Bear."Map (db m80119) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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