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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Wind Cave National ParkLeft to right: John Stabler, Mary McDonald, page from Alvin McDonald's Diary, Old staircase in Wind Cave, Alvin McDonald
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Wind Cave National Park
People
 

Wind Cave National Park has a colorful history.  Many people have been involved in exploring and learning about the cave, protecting and understanding the wildlife, and creating a national park that welcomes all people.  Below are a few of the influential voices of Wind Cave National Park.

Early Cave Explorers

Homesteaders

Civilian Conservation Corps

 
Alvin McDonald
A Brief History
Learn about the people and events that helped shape Wind Cave National Park.
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Beaver Creek Bridge
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and learn about the special places in Wind Cave National Park
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CCC workers constructing the visitor trail through Wind Cave
Learn the stories
of prehistoric times, over 100 years of cave exploration, the development of the 7th national park
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Pasqueflower
Browse the collections
and learn about records of the past as well as current research at Wind Cave National Park
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Porcupine in tree  

Did You Know?
Porcupine babies are called porcupettes. When they are born they have 15,000 quills. Porcupettes are born in the spring and, lucky for mom, the quills are soft. They can climb trees within an hour of birth.
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Last Updated: January 21, 2008 at 15:36 EST