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Wind Cave National Park

Birth of a National Park


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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