Wind Cave National Park - Birth of a National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Left 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

Birth of a National Park

birth of a national park includes:
Winds of Wind Cave Early Explorations McDonalds Arrive Exploring with Alvin Wonderful Wind Cave Improvement Company Visiting the Cave		Publicizing the Cave Who Owns the Cave? The Feud More Court Battles and More Decisions A Decision is Made A National Park is Created

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First Discovery [Fairgrounds] March 20, 1892, J.D. McDonald, E.L.McDonald, A.F. McDonald, John Stabler

Wind Cave National Park was established in 1903. It is the first national park created to protect a cave. It is also the 7th national park in the United States.

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Defining Moments
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A Brief History
Learn about the people and events that helped shape Wind Cave National Park.
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			Did You Know? Wind Cave is one of the longest caves in the world and has an amazing amount of a rare cave formation called boxwork. more...

Last Updated: January 28, 2008 at 11:30 EST