James W. Foley was born in St. Louis on this date in 1874. His family moved to North Dakota and settled at Fort Abraham Lincoln. His father went on to Medora, where he worked for the Marquis de Mores and became friends with Theodore Roosevelt.When the young Foley visited his father in Medora, he made the acquaintance of the future president, and also fell in love with the wild Badlands. ...
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