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Little Bighorn National Monument, Montana
Author: TFCforever (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is a historic site in Big Horn County, Montana. It preserves the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, which took place on 25 June, 1876. This was the warfare fought between the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army under George Armstrong Custer, and the combined forces of the Lakota-Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho Native American peoples.
Three miles from the main site of the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is the site of a similar battle, led by Marcus Reno and Frederick Benteen against the Native Americans. The sites are together declared a national monument on 29 January, 1879. They protect the graves of the 7th Cavalry troopers who were buried there.
Little Bighorn Memorial Obelisk
Author: Durwood Brandon (public domain)
Within the site are white stones marking the graves of the US troops, and red speckled granite stones marking those of the Native American warriors. Among the warriors who fought to defend the Native American way of life was Crazy Horse (literal translation of his Lakota name, Thasunke Witko).
Visiting Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
This historic site is located off Interstate 90. See location on map. Turn off the highway at Exit 510 to US Highway 212. The entrance is to your right, a short distance down the highway. The park is open daily except on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day. Opening hours range from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm at night during summer, and 8:00 am to 4:30 pm in winter. Entrance fee is $5.00 per person (on foot, motorcycle, or bicycle) or $10 per private car (inclusive driver and passengers.)
Grave markers at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Author: Mountaineer (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
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