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Theodore Roosevelt collection, Harvard College Library
Marker detail: Theodore Roosevelt, 1883
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| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
May. 15, 2024
