Custer, (sculpture).

Custer, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Custer, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1921. Rededicated July 1996.

Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 32 x 18 x 3 in.; Base: approx. 91 x 72 x 55 in.

(On plaque, under image:) TO THE MEMORY/OF/GENERAL/GEORGE ARMSTRONG/CUSTER (Plaque on reverse side highlights General Custer's military career) unsigned

Bas-relief bust of General George Custer in profile is installed on a two-tiered marker. The figure has long hair, a moustache and a small beard.

Portrait male -- Custer, George Armstrong -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- General

Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Hardin

Administered by City of Hardin, Parks Department, 406 North Cheyenne, Hardin, Montana 59304

Located 3rd Avenue and Crawford, Hardin, Montana

Sculpture was erected to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 in which General Custer (1839-1876) and his whole regiment were killed. The site was once known as Custer Battlefield Highway, which connected Omaha with Glacier National Park. IAS files include the text of the plaque on the base which details key points in Custer's military career.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1996.

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