APPENDIX A
ANNUAL NUMBER OF VISITS TO BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT[273]
| Year | Total Visits | Percent increase or decrease over previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938[a] | 175,000 | ||
| 1939 | 205,100 | 17.2 | |
| 1940 | 190,243 | -7.2 | |
| 1941 | 252,878 | 32.9 | |
| 1942 | 87,231 | -65.5 | |
| 1943 | 10,149 | -88.4 | |
| 1944 | 10,349 | 2.0 | |
| 1945 | 31,377 | 203.2 | |
| 1946 | 230,403 | 634.3 | |
| 1947 | 339,843 | 47.5 | |
| 1948 | 384,133 | 13.0 | |
| 1949 | 373,076 | -2.9 | |
| 1950 | 447,654 | 20.0 | |
| 1951 | 607,965 | 35.8 | |
| 1952 | 580,902 | -4.5 | |
| 1953 | 658,691 | 13.4 | |
| 1954 | 664,997 | 1.0 | |
| 1955 | 630,881 | -5.1 | |
| 1956 | 663,246 | 5.1 | |
| 1957 | 701,094 | 5.7 | |
| 1958 | 810,837 | 15.7 | |
| 1959 | 825,184 | 1.8 | |
| 1960 | 878,625 | 6.5 | |
| 1961 | 833,279 | -5.2 | |
| 1962 | 1,044,768 | 25.4 | |
| 1963 | 1,073,971 | 2.8 | |
| 1964 | 1,079,837 | 0.5 | |
| 1965 | 1,091,261 | 1.1 | |
| 1966 | 1,094,754 | 0.3 | |
| 1967 | 1,188,666 | 8.6 | |
[a]The figures for 1938 have not been used to calculate total visitation to the national monument since the year is before the area was officially established.
Average annual increase in number of visits in the last 15 years has been about 5%.
In September 1954, 15½ years after the national monument was established, the five millionth visit was recorded. A total of ten million visits was attained just seven years later in July 1961. On August 16, 1966, Superintendent Frank A. Hjort officially welcomed a traveler and his family who represented the 15 millionth visit to Badlands National Monument. At the present rate of travel increase, the 20 millionth visit is expected in 1970. As of December 31, 1967, the total number of visits to the national monument since its establishment in 1939 is 16,991,394.
The NPS travel year has been the same as a regular calendar year since January 1, 1953. Before that date, the NPS travel year was from October through September. However, total visits prior to 1953 have been recalculated to show actual calendar year totals.
APPENDIX B
CUSTODIANS AND SUPERINTENDENTS of Badlands National Monument[274]
| 1. | Howard B. Stricklin | Acting Custodian | August 11, 1939-December 31, 1943 |
| Custodian | January 1, 1944-July 18, 1944 | ||
| (Military furlough; July 19, 1944-January 13, 1946) | |||
| Custodian | January 14, 1946-July 13, 1948 | ||
| 2. | Warren K. Leland | Custodian | July 19, 1944-March 20, 1945 |
| 3. | Lyle K. Linch | Acting Custodian | June 22, 1945-January 13, 1946 |
| 4. | John E. Suter | Custodian | July 27, 1948-December 31, 1948 |
| John E. Suter | Superintendent | January 1, 1949-January 8, 1953 | |
| 5. | John A. Rutter | Superintendent | April 12, 1953-November 30, 1957 |
| 6. | George H. Sholly | Superintendent | January 26, 1958-August 19, 1959[] |
| 7. | Frank E. Sylvester | Superintendent | February 15, 1960-October 29, 1960 |
| 8. | John W. Jay, Jr. | Superintendent | December 11, 1960-October 31, 1962 |
| 9. | Frank A. Hjort | Superintendent | February 10, 1963-September 23, 1967 |
| 10. | John R. Earnst | Superintendent | October 22, 1967- |
[]Mr. Sholly died from a heart attack on the evening of this date.