Epic Guide to Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National ... North Dakota (later re-designated a game preserve); Mesa Verde, Colorado; and Platt, Oklahoma (now part of Chickasaw National Recreation ...

Peabody believed that only as a national park could Mesa Verde be properly saved for future generations. On June 29, 1906, President Roosevelt signed the law creating Mesa Verde National Park.

There are more National Park Service units dedicated to Roosevelt's life and memory than any other American. As a sickly young boy in New York City, Theodore Roosevelt learned taxidermy and ...