Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument, Stone tower in Lawrence County, US.
Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument is a 31-foot stone tower, including its six-foot-high platform, in Black Hills National Forest near Deadwood. Built of local stone, it has stairs and handrails added in a 2010 restoration that also stabilized the foundation and repaired the stone.
Seth Bullock built this memorial in 1919 shortly after the president's death as the first national tribute to him. The tower was meant to honor Roosevelt's legacy and his work advancing conservation and national monuments.
The monument reflects how Americans connect conservation and Theodore Roosevelt, whose legacy remains tied to wilderness protection. Visitors encounter here a marker of the national movement to safeguard natural lands.
Mount Roosevelt Road provides direct vehicle access to the site, making it easy to reach by car. For those who prefer walking, the Mount Roosevelt Trail offers a hiking route to reach the location.
The tower was the first tribute to Theodore Roosevelt, dedicated on July 4, 1919, before any monument in Washington. Its builder, Seth Bullock, had met Roosevelt in 1884 when both were sheriffs chasing horse thieves, and the Society of the Black Hills Pioneers paid for the stonework. In 1966 the society gave the tower to the U.S. Forest Service.
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