Custer County
1881 Courthouse Museum
411 Mt. Rushmore Rd.
Custer, South Dakota
preserving Black Hills history
from General Custer's
1874 Expedition to today
Admission Cost:
$8 Adults
$6 Seniors
$4 Youth
(ages 12-17)
Free Admission For:
Veterans & Military
Children 11 & Under
Custer County Residents
2024 Museum Hours:
May 20 - Sept. 29
Mon-Sat
10am-5pm
Open Select Sundays
9/29/2024 open
Phone: (605) 673-2443
Custer County Historical Society:
1881courthousemuseum@gwtc.net
PO Box 826 Custer, SD 57730
2024 Marks 49 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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