Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

On This Day In History June 25, 1876 Native American forces led by Chiefs Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle near southern Montana's Little Bighorn River. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, leaders of the Sioux tribe on the Great Plains, strongly resisted the efforts of the U.S. government to confine their people to reservations. In 1875, after gold was discovered in Montana's Black Hills, the U.S. Army... Read Full Story

The ultimate antique collectible will soon be auctioned, an entire historic town. The town of Garryowen, Montana is located across the Little Bighorn River from the National Park Service’s Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Garryowen is home to the Custer Battlefield Museum. The sale of the town includes a 4,000 square foot home, a trading post, the museum, an office complex, a bed and breakfast, a post office, a gas station, a restaurant and an archive of Elizabeth Custer’s... Read Full Story

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