General Custer Here
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N 37° 41.590 W 085° 51.497
16S E 600657 N 4172385
Custer was here.
Waymark Code: WM92X
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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Cavalry and infantry battalions under Gen. George Custer assigned here, 1871 to 1873, to suppress Ku Klux Klan and carpetbaggers, to break up illicit distilleries. Those gangs becoming inactive, he was sent to Chicago to maintain order after big fire. Returning, he led an active social life. In 1873 ordered to Dakota, ending in "Custer's Last Stand", June, 1876.
Marker Name: General Custer Here

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Other

Marker Number (for official markers): 606

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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