Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter
In 2016, the fourth quarter to be released by the US Mint will be the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter, honoring the Theodore Roosevelt National Park located in North Dakota. It will be the thirty-fourth quarter out of 56 total quarters released in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.
In early 2015, the design candidates for the 2016 quarters including the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter should be released. The final design, however, will likely not be made public until late in that same year.
The America the Beautiful Quarters Program debuted in 2010 from the Mint. Strikes in the series are released at a rate of five per year with the last strike due to be issued in 2021.
Before the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter is released, there will be three quarters preceding it including the Shawnee National Forest Quarter, the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Quarter, and the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Quarter. The last quarter to be released in 2016 will be the Fort Moultrie Quarter.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park information
Theodore Roosevelt National Park of North Dakota is named after Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, who owned a ranch on the land that is now a part of the park. Thanks to President Roosevelt’s love of nature, many of the national parks in operation today were formed by his administration.
A variety of species call the 70,000 acre park home, such as bison, over 150 species of birds, elk deer, and prairie dogs. This national park is surrounded by a 7 foot tall fence that keeps a large herd of American Bison inside. It also offers over 100 miles in trails and sightseeing opportunities. There are also some remnants of the original ranch left, much of it is fenced off to protect their integrity.
While the park is fairly remote, and somewhat difficult to get to, it garners about 400,000 visitors a year.