Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer leads a…

August 1874 CE

Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer leads a force of one thousand men into the Black Hills to investigate reports that the area contains gold, even though the land is owned by the Sioux.

They find small amounts of gold in present day Custer, South Dakota, and look for better paying locations.

Custer’s announcement triggers the Black Hills Gold Rush.

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Custer Custer South Dakota United States View →

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George Armstrong Custer View →

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Lakota, aka Teton Sioux (Amerind tribe) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Dakota, Territory of (U.S.A.) View →

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Indian Wars in Upper North America View → Sioux Wars View → American Civil War & Reconstruction; 1864 through 1875 View → Black Hills Gold Rush, Dakota Territory, United States View →

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Strategic metals View →

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