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The History of Badlands National Monument and the White River (Big) Badlands of South Dakota

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The History of Badlands National Monument and the White River (Big) Badlands of South Dakota

Ray H. Mattison and others

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South Dakota's White River badlands are a moonscape stacked with fossils, and Ray Mattison tells how they became a monument. From early Indians and explorers to the settlers, the Depression years, and the fight to preserve the ground, this is the human story of the Big Badlands. History layered over geology. A compact chronicle of one of America's strangest landscapes.

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16 chapters

  1. 1HISTORY OF BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT and The White River (Big) Badlands of South Dakota
  2. 2CONTENTS
  3. 3INTRODUCTION
  4. 4CHRONOLOGY OF BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE WHITE RIVER (BIG) BADLANDS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
  5. 5EARLY INDIANS AND EXPLORERS
  6. 6THE SETTLERS COME
  7. 7LEGISLATION FOR PARK ESTABLISHMENT
  8. 8THE DEPRESSION YEARS
  9. 9EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENT
  10. 10MISSION 66 DEVELOPMENT
  11. 11APPENDIX A ANNUAL NUMBER OF VISITS TO BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT[273]
  12. 12APPENDIX B CUSTODIANS AND SUPERINTENDENTS of Badlands National Monument[274]
  13. 13APPENDIX C PICTURE CREDITS
  14. 14APPENDIX D Footnotes and References
  15. 15APPENDIX E
  16. 16Transcriber’s Notes
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