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Custer Country, Montana 

Joseph heads to Southeast Montana to Custer Country for an historic encounter with a legend and a close encounter with the locals during the annual reenactments of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

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Cowboys and Indians, horses and cattle the icons of the west and they're still in Montana. In Southeast Montana's Custer Country visitors can have an historic encounter with a legend and a close encounter with the locals. Custer Country is 36,500 miles big and includes the largest city in Montana, Billings, as well as small towns like Ingomar population 4. One of the main attractions of Custer Country is history and 28 miles from Billings is Pompey's Pillar where the only physical evidence of Lewis and Clark's expedition remains. Arriving via the Yellowstone River William Clark named the 200 foot high formation after his nickname for the son of Sacagawea, his native interpreter, and scrawled his own name and the date July 25, 1806. For eons the area was Indian Country now its called Custer Country and every year Custer bites the bullet again in Hardin, Montana six miles from the Little Bighorn Battlefield. The yearly battle reenactment is part of the town's Little Big Horn Days celebration which includes parades, rodeos and 1876 Ball. People come from all over the world to participate in the ball and reenactment. There are two Custer reenactments. The Real Bird reenactment takes place at the actual site of the battle and is organized by Ken Real Bird.  The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument offers a military cemetery, monuments, ranger talks, historic trails, exhibits, films and a driving trail. For all of the attractions of Custer Country click onto their logo above.