On Main Street North at 4th Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on Main Street North.
The Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, organized to quell the hostile Sioux, marched from Fort Abraham Lincoln May 17, 1876, and camped about three miles south of Belfield on May 26, 1876. From this campsite Custer’s route extends south to the . . . — — Map (db m234870) HM
Near Interstate I-94, on the right when traveling west.
Theodore Roosevelt, 24 years old, came to the North Dakota badlands from New York City to hunt his first buffalo. For a week there was nothing but rain – at last some fresh tracks. And after hard riding, and a lot of missed shots, Roosevelt . . . — — Map (db m87203) HM
Near Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west.
In 1909 an aggressive newcomer showed up on the Dakota grasslands. Originally, from Europe, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) prefers the prime real estate of the badlands – streambeds, wooded draws, and drainages – and has . . . — — Map (db m88606) HM
Near Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west.
The National Park Service and its neighbors wage a costly campaign to contain the spread of noxious weeds by fighting back on several fronts. Mowing, prescribed fires, spraying chemicals, and new insect allies – all contribute to restore the . . . — — Map (db m88607) HM
Near Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west.
The stillness of the land is a disguise. Hard infrequent rain attack the loosely cemented clays and sandstones, gouging new gullies and carrying off as much as two to four inches of surface a year from steep, unprotected slopes. At night the . . . — — Map (db m87222) HM
On Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west.
Cultural Conflicts Set the Stage During the late 1880s, miners, traders, and homesteaders rushed to the West, pushing Northern Plains tribes into ever smaller remnants of their homelands. Treaties between the U.S. government and the tribes were . . . — — Map (db m87215) HM
On Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west.
Between 1864 and 1876, five military expeditions crossed this windswept country. Though only a couple of skirmishes occurred in the badlands, their stories hold a significant place in the history of the Great Sioux War. Lieutenant Colonel George . . . — — Map (db m87216) HM
Near Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west.
Painted Canyon . . . the name itself evokes an image of color and light playing across the face of a wild and broken land. Of the countless individuals who have stood transfixed at the canyon rim – Native Americans, fur traders, a cavalry . . . — — Map (db m87204) HM
Near 9th Street West just west of 5th Avenue West, on the left when traveling west.
In memory of SPC Jon Paul Fettig Jan. 3, 1973 — Jul. 22, 2003 United States Army 957th Multi-role Bridge Company Killed in action Operation Iraqi Freedom Freedom Isn’t Free — — Map (db m238087) WM
On 3rd Street East just east of Sims Street, on the left when traveling east.
Theodore Roosevelt was 27 years old when he delivered his famous Independence Day speech in Dickinson in 1886. The New York assemblyman, writer, and informer first came to the Dakota Badlands in September 1883 to kill a bison. He got his buffalo . . . — — Map (db m238081) HM
On 3rd Street East just east of Sims Street, on the left when traveling east.
In April 1886 Roosevelt tracked down three desperadoes who had stolen his boat from the Elkhorn Ranch and marched them to justice in Dickinson. It was one of the greatest adventures of his life. His feet were so battered from his long overland trek . . . — — Map (db m238082) HM
On 3rd Street East just east of Sims Street, on the left when traveling east.
In July of 1886, a young Theodore Roosevelt gave his first major public speech right here in Dickinson, North Dakota. Roosevelt had been asked to give the Independence Day speech by Dr. Victor Stickney, the man who had patched up Roosevelt's feet . . . — — Map (db m238083) HM
Near 81st Avenue Southwest, 0.6 miles north of 50th Street Southwest.
General Alfred Sully, Commander of a United States military expedition to Dakota Territory to punish hostile Sioux, established a base camp on this site on July 26, 1864. Sully left his surplus supplies and equipment and an immigrant train wish was . . . — — Map (db m156144) HM WM
On North Avenue East (State Highway 8) just west of 88th Avenue Southwest (State Highway 8), on the left when traveling east.
The Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, organized to quell the hostile Sioux, marched from Fort Abraham Lincoln May 17, 1876, and camped near Young Mans Butte about two miles east of this marker on May 23, 1876. Between Young Mans Butte and . . . — — Map (db m234898) HM
On Main Street West at Dagnault Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street West.
The Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, organized to quell the hostile Sioux, marched from Fort Abraham Lincoln May 17, 1876, and camped about eight miles west of this marker on May 24, 1876. Custer’s Calvary route passes three miles south of Taylor, . . . — — Map (db m234897) HM
