Welcome to The 1881 Courthouse Museum: Custer
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The 1881 Courthouse Museum explores Black Hills
history from General George Armstrong Custer’s 1874 expedition to today’s
heritage.
The city and county of
Custer are located in the historic Black Hills of South Dakota. The Custer
County 1881
Courthouse Museum is housed in the original Dakota Territory courthouse built in
1880-1881.This building has been
placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This Dakota Territory Courthouse served not only as a center for government, but
also in early years as a meeting place for church services, socials and
community activities. Justice was dispensed from this building for 92 years
until it was given to the Custer County Historical Society in 1973. The
Historical Society opened the Museum on Memorial weekend in 1976.
1881 Courthouse Museum, 411 Mount Rushmore Road
PO Box 826, Custer, South Dakota 57730.
Phone (605) 673-2443
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1881 Courthouse Museum
youth activity "Custer County
One Room Schoolhouse" Sept 18. Colleen Hennessy is teaching the children
about the history of the Custer
County schools at Glen Erin school the first country school in Custer
County.
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