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America’s National Parks

Puzzle 26 · The Great Plains · Page 44 in print

Wind Cave

In November 1913, 14 bison left New York City by train for Hot Springs, South Dakota, and went on by wagon to Wind Cave National Park.

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a small hole about ten inches wide in a rocky outcrop

Wind Cave's natural entrance.

NPS Photo · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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two bison stand in a snowy prairie with others in the background

Bison above ground in Wind Cave National Park.

NPS Photo / Kim Acker · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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The words

  1. Alvin McDonald

    Alvin McDonald, the early explorer who recorded his cave explorations.

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  2. Black Hills

    The Black Hills, the region containing Wind Cave.

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  3. Boxwork

    Boxwork, the network of thin calcite fins in the cave.

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  4. Bronx Zoo

    The Bronx Zoo, the source of bison reintroduced to Wind Cave in 1913.

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  5. Fairgrounds

    Fairgrounds, a named room in the cave.

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  6. Frostwork

    Frostwork, the delicate needle-like cave crystals.

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  7. Garden of Eden

    Garden of Eden, a named area and tour route in the cave.

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  8. Lakota

    The Lakota people, whose traditions and history connect them to Wind Cave.

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  9. Ponderosa Pine

    Ponderosa pine, the tree forming woodland in the park.

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  10. Popcorn

    Cave popcorn, the small knobby mineral formations.

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  11. Post Office

    Post Office, a named room in the cave.

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  12. Rankin Ridge

    Rankin Ridge, the park's high ridge and nature trail.

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  13. Tom Bingham

    Tom Bingham, one of the brothers associated with the cave entrance's 1881 Euro-American discovery.

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  14. Wasun Niya

    Wasun Niya, a Lakota name for Wind Cave in the emergence narrative.

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  15. Wind Cave

    Wind Cave, the cave protected by the national park.

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Sources

  1. Garden of Eden Tour for the Hearing Impaired - Wind Cave National ParkNational Park Service
  2. Forests - Wind Cave National ParkNational Park Service
  3. Natural Entrance Tour for the Hearing Impaired - Wind Cave National ParkNational Park Service
  4. National Park Getaway: Wind Cave National ParkNational Park Service
  5. Birth of a National Park - A National Park is Created - Wind Cave National ParkNational Park Service
  6. Speleothems (Cave Formations) - Wind Cave National ParkNational Park Service
  7. Rankin Ridge Nature TrailNational Park Service
  8. 14th Illustrator Show, “Lakota Emergence” at The Brinton Museum (news release, February 25, 2019)The Brinton Museum; CAIRNS Lakota Emergence exhibition

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