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Established to control the Sioux and other local Indians after the Custer Massacre in 1876. | Established to control the Sioux and other local Indians after the Custer Massacre in 1876. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Marker and some visible ruins. | |||
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(F) 45.7269, -107.5746, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(-) | (F) 45.7269, -107.5746, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1877-1898) | ||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' U.S. Hwy 87 south of Hardin, Montana, where the Hwy crosses the Little Big Horn River. Off to the west at the top of a bluff overlooking the river.. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|45.7269|-107.5746}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|45.7269|-107.5746}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 3034' | ||
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Revision as of 12:35, 8 December 2007
Fort Custer (1) (1877-1898) - Established 4 Jul 1877 by Ltc. Col. George P. Buell, 11th U.S. Infantry and named after Lt. Col. George A. Custer, 7th U.S. Cavalry, killed at the battle of Little Big Horn 25 Jun 1876. Abandoned 17 Apr 1898.
Fort Custer (1) History
Established to control the Sioux and other local Indians after the Custer Massacre in 1876.
Current Status
Marker and some visible ruins.
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Location: U.S. Hwy 87 south of Hardin, Montana, where the Hwy crosses the Little Big Horn River. Off to the west at the top of a bluff overlooking the river.. Maps & Images Lat: 45.7269 Long: -107.5746 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 70
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 79-80
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