Medora, North Dakota – North Dakota’s #1 Vacation Spot – Teddy Roosevelt and a Pitchfork Fondue!

The town of Medora was founded in April 1883 by a 24-year-old French nobleman, the Marquis de Mores. He named the town for his bride, the former Medora von Hoffman, daughter of a wealthy New York City banker.

The valley of the Little Missouri had been the scene of varied activity long before the arrival of the Marquis. Native Americans had hunted the area for many generations, an example later followed by early white explorers and frontiersmen. General Alfred Sully fought the Sioux in 1864 a few miles south of the present site of Medora, in what became known as "The Battle of the Badlands." Lieutenant-Colonel George Custer passed through in 1876 on his fatal march west to the Little Bighorn.

A military camp known as Badlands Cantonment was established in 1879 on the west side of the river to protect surveying and construction crews of the Northern Pacific Railroad. A small settlement called Little Missouri then sprang up between the Cantonment and the river.

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The Medora Musical

The all new Medora Musical will be performed nightly from June 2 through September 5, 2010, at 8:30 p.m. MDT. Enjoy family entertainment while in the outdoor splendor of the North Dakota Badlands in the 2,852 seat Burning Hills Amphitheatre. This professionally produced, high energy, Western style musical is proudly dedicated to the legacy of America’s 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, and the time he spent here in North Dakota’s Badlands. Each show pays tribute to American patriotism and the old-west way of life.

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