Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument - Crow Agency, Montana
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BruceS
N 45° 34.220 W 107° 25.638
13T E 310599 N 5049175
The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is the site of one of the last places the northern plains Indians had armed conflict.
Waymark Code: WM24QT
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2007
Views: 22
"This area memorializes one of the last armed efforts of the Northern Plains Indians to preserve their way of life. Here in 1876, 263 soldiers and attached personnel of the U.S. Army, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer, met death at the hands of several thousand Lakota and Cheyenne warriors." ~ National Parks Service website
Street address:
15 mi. S of Hardin
Hardin, Montana
County / Borough / Parish: Big Horn County
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Defense, Funerary
Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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