Guide to the Custer Battlefield Hiway Collection

Collection — Box: 688

Identifier: H2002-74

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of "Custer Battlefield Hiway News" issues, and various informational material on the highway

Dates

1920-1925

Creator

Custer Battlefield Hiway Association (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical / Historical

In 1919 the Custer Battlefield Hiway Association was formed and worked in conjunction with the National Highways Association to build the famous Custer Battlefield Hiway. The highway, referred to as the “scenic route to the West,” stretches 1,500 miles from Des Moines, Iowa westward to the city of Glacier Park, Montana. The highway crosses four states [Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana], and passes through or near four Indian Reservations [Lower Brule, Pine Ridge, Crow, and Blackfeet]. The Custer Battlefield Hiway was named after Major General George Armstrong Custer as a way to revere and perpetuate his name