Final General Management and Development Concept Plans, August, 1896: Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana (Classic Reprint) - Tapa dura

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Excerpt from Final General Management and Development Concept Plans, August, 1896: Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana

The famous Battle of the Little Bighorn between 12 companies of time 7th. United. States Cavalry' and. The Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians was fought at Custer Battlefield National Monument on June 25 and 26, 1876. Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and about 268 of his forces were killed. The national monument occupies acres (all federal) in south-central Montana. It consists of two separate parcels. The main parcel contains the ridge where Custer made his last stand against the Indians. The second parcel contains the site of the reno-benteen. Defense perimeter. The two parcels are connected by a mile national monument road.

The primary purpose of Custer Battlefield National Monument is to preserve and protect the historic and natural resources pertaining to the Battle of the Little Bighorn and to provide visitors with a greater understanding of those events which lead up to the battle, the encounter itself, enui the various effects the encounter had on the two cultures involved. A portion of the national monument is administered and maintained as the Custer Battlefield National Cemetery.

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