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Little Bighorn, 1876

The defeat of Custer's cavalry by Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors in June 1876. Newspaper pages from 1876 to 1877 on a map and timeline.

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9849 matching newspaper pages in total. Cheyenne, WY has the most hits (1169 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-01-10, page 4

    … orally have but little confidence in | the reported gold di-coveries of Gen eral Custer, and Mr. Jenney, the Government geologist; but they know some ot the richest mines …

  2. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-01-21, page 4

    … remains favorable for .ttke-Teslivo ice men. Town lots are selling at $1"»0 each in Custer City, the “metropolis” of the Black Ilills. ' Ls then* Is any one thing in this …

  3. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-01-22, page 2

    … A Day’s Work. Robert Tate, an old Denverite, g writes •to James King, of J from Custer City, Black Hills, under date of January 5, as follows : This is the country, after …

  4. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-01-22, page 4

    … prospects of the Black Ililts and may open out in business here again. Distance to Custer City. The distance from Cheyenne to Custer city, on French creek, in the B uek Hills, Is as fid low 8, by ihejroute taken …

    … .. . 24 •' Thence by light hand road to Cheyenne i iver 2*3 “ Cheyenne river to Custer City, via rjdg«* road and Ituby sp.iugs do “ Total distance 2.’>o “ Custer City to ftpring creek, 8 ** Down Spring creek to Camp Crook or Stand-cdL bar 10 …

  5. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-01-25, page 4

    … Saturday last, among wholh was James Droney,.who will establish a general store at Custer City. On yestord ly, outfitted Wittke Bros, who also contcjnplate engaging in busl …

    … *•j jfpss nt Custer. Yesterday’s liaise. The west bound U. P. passenger was on time, with eight Cheyenne …

    … tlie hardware of our popular firm, Draper & Hammond, and will establish a store at Custer city. He govs ahead with a horse team, and will nt once erect a building. His freight …

  6. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-01-29, page 4

    … remains free from show, and is in excellent condition. Trains leave here daily for Custer City. Henry Otte, Julius Stein, Geo. McDonald, 11. B. M.sel, W. C. Nipond, Sylvestus …

    … Union Pacific or Kansas Pacific rail ways to Cheyenne, they are within 210 miles of Custer City, with ranches, military posts, a settled country and good road all the way …

    … that inside of thirty days we shall have the first aad only daily Stage line to Custer City »nd/x>ther points in Hills, and will run to and from Cheyenne. That’s what …

  7. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-01-30, page 2

    … Bismarck, would he 350 miles in Jength. From Cheyenne 210 miles of I rood would reach Custer CPy, front which point all the best mining dis tricts radiate. With the military …

  8. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-02-02, page 4

    … the golden Mecca towaids which so many thou sands are turning their footsteps : Custer City now numbers forty j houses, and new ones are daily going up. Hillyo, where …

    … nearly all being from Cheyenne. Most of the men aae in the immediate vicinity of Custer- and Hillyo. Mr. McKay thinks that these two towns will be prosperous mining camps …

  9. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-02-03, page 4

    … PIONEER STAGE LINE. The first line of stages from Chey enne to the Black Hills, Custer City being the terminal point, begins oper ations to-day. Tlie first stage leaves …

    … Unvd Inter-Occau Hot.l. Cheyenne, at 7 o'id.-ck v si., Mondays mid Timm onyt* ft;r Custer City and nil points in the Illotk RIIIIm. Will call u( all the principal Hotels …

  10. The Cheyenne Daily Leader — 1876-02-04, page 4

    … here to start f<»r the gold fields, and as we have a semi weekly stage line to Custer City, and will soon have a dally, we do not see just where the competition comes …

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