Custer County
1881 Courthouse Museum
411 Mt. Rushmore Rd.
Custer, South Dakota
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preserving Black Hills history
from General Custer's
1874 Expedition to today
Admission Cost:
$8 Adults, $6 Seniors
$4 Veterans & Military
$4 Students
2023 Museum Hours:
May 22 - Sept. 30
Mon-Sat
10am-5pm
Sundays: Closed
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Phone: (605) 673-2443
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Custer County Historical Society:
1881courthousemuseum@gwtc.net
PO Box 826 Custer, SD 57730
2023 Marks 48 Years
as a Museum
Following an announcement in 1973 by
the Custer County Board of Commissioners that a new courthouse would be built and the old building retired, the Custer County Historical Society initiated a petition throughout the county requesting the old building be turned over and converted into a museum to preserve the history of the Southern Black Hills.
Over the next two years, the transformation of Custer County government took place and in 1975 the new building was complete and the old courthouse was vacated.
That year, the museum was born, and to this day, serves as the permanent repository of the vast and fascinating history of Custer County.
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