CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY OF BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE WHITE RIVER (BIG) BADLANDS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
EARLY INDIANS AND EXPLORERS
THE SETTLERS COME
LEGISLATION FOR PARK ESTABLISHMENT
THE DEPRESSION YEARS
EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENT
MISSION 66 DEVELOPMENT
APPENDIX A ANNUAL NUMBER OF VISITS TO BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT [273]
APPENDIX B CUSTODIANS AND SUPERINTENDENTS of Badlands National Monument [274]
APPENDIX C PICTURE CREDITS
APPENDIX D Footnotes and References
APPENDIX E
Transcriber's Notes
Cover Photo: THE CASTLE, five miles west of Cedar Pass and just west of Norbeck Pass, is a spectacular saw-tooth ridge which was named by early local ranchers. The spires rise more than 200 feet above the Fossil Exhibit Trail (see Figure 28) and approximately 450 feet above the lower grassland plains which are out of view on the left. The ridge is an eroded remnant of rock layers which formerly covered Badlands National Monument and surrounding areas.
HISTORY
OF
BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
and
The White River (Big) Badlands of South Dakota
by
Ray H. Mattison
and
Robert A. Grom
edited by
Joanne W. Stockert
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Bulletin No. 1
Published 1968 by the
Badlands Natural History Association
Badlands National Monument
Interior, South Dakota 57750
Printed at Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A.
By Espe Printing Company
First Edition
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 68-19055
This booklet is published by the Badlands Natural History Association, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to assisting the National Park Service in its scientific, educational, historical, and interpretive activities at Badlands National Monument. Organized in April 1959, the association is incorporated under the laws of the State of South Dakota. It is recognized by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, as an official cooperating organization. A list of mail-sales items handled by the association may be obtained free by sending a card or letter to the address shown on the title page.
The Badlands Natural History Association wishes to thank the many local people who have contributed their know-how and resources in making this publication possible.
