CUSTER

NAME: Custer
COUNTY: Custer
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Snow in winter, cool spring/ fall, warm summers.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime but winter
COMMENTS: About 43 miles sw of Rapid City, in the Black Hills at jct US385 & US16.Many residents, (pop-1750) and verypicturesque. Park w/bridge over creek on east side of town.
REMAINS: Several old original bldgs remain.

Est. in 1876, Lt Col George A Custer camped nearby during Black Hills expedition of 1874. Town is still a thriving community. Submitted by: Bob stelow

The first town in the Black Hills was named Custer. No explanation as to why is needed. Custer is not a ghost town. It has a population of about 1500 and is still a lively mining, lumbering and tourist town. In the early days of 1909, the principal hotel was the American House. Rooms directly above the bar had a sheet of boiler iron to keep stray bullets from coming up through the floor. The bank in Custer was built of Hot Springs sandstone and bears a date of 1881. The town is at the junction of North-South US 385, and East-West US 16 and 16A. Submitted by: Henry Chenoweth.


Custer
Courtesy Mike and Bob Stelow


Custer
Courtesy Mike and Bob Stelow


Custer
Courtesy Mike and Bob Stelow


Custer
Courtesy Mike and Bob Stelow


Custer
Courtesy Mike and Bob Stelow

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