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Oglala and Brule bands move to Bad RIver Territory
Around 1775, the Oglala and Brule bands of the Sioux nation moved into the Bad River territory, near the present town of Philip, South Dakota. -
Lakota indians take over Cheyenne indians
In 1776 the Lakota indians took over the Cheyenne tribe in the Black hills of now-day South Dakota. -
Lakota tribe leaves to reservations
After the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Lakota heard of englishmen coming to take over present-day America and left to present-day Canada. -
Fossil Digs
In the 1840's early fossil hunters begin to show up in the Badlands. -
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia gathers fossils from Badlands
In the fall of 1847 the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia became the first known institution to receive a collection of fossils from this region. -
Dakota territory
In 1861, the Dakota territory is established. -
South Dakota declared state
In 1889 South Dakota and North Dakota are declared states. -
Cattle Growers
As early as the 1890's, people have came to the Badlands with homesteaders with their cattle to raise -
Wounded knee massacre
The wounded knee massacre was the last battle in the Badlands area. -
Corn Palace is made
In 1892 the Corn Palace was made to show the rich soil of South Dakota. -
Homesteaders move into Badlands area
In the 1900's homesteaders start coming to the Badlanda area in search of land to live and farm on. -
Declared National Monument
On March 4th 1929 the Badlands was declared a national monument. -
Drought
In the 1930's the land people had been planting and rasing livestock on started goin into a drought. -
Drug Store Bought In Wall. South Dakota
The Wall, South Dakota drug store was purchased by Ted Hustead in 1931. -
Declared National Park
On January 25th 1939, the Badlands was declared a National Park with help from Theodor Roosevelt. -
Archaeological survey
In 1998 the Badlands was subject to a multi year parkwide archaeology survey to gain more knowledge about its human past.
