Bismarck in Burleigh County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

First News of Custer’s Death

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2015

1. First News of Custer’s Death Marker

Inscription. From approximately this spot on July 5, 1876, Colonel Clement A. Lounsberry, the founder of the Bismarck Tribune in a feat of newspaper enterprise that overcame many obstacles, flashed - - by telegraph - - to the New York Herald the first account of General Custer’s defeat and death at the Little Big Horn.
Few news stories have so electrified a nation.
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This spot marked by
Sigma Delta Chi and N.D. Press Association
April 10, 1953

Erected 1953 by Sigma Delta Chi and N.D. Press Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1876.

Location. 46° 48.299′ N, 100° 47.087′ W. Marker is in Bismarck, North Dakota, in Burleigh County. It is on S 5th Street south of E Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bismarck ND 58501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on North Dakota’s Missouri Plateau.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Federal Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burleigh County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Court House of Burleigh County, Dakota Territory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hancock History (approx. ¼ mile away); Locomotive #2164

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Camp Hancock Site Map (approx. ¼ mile away); Episcopalian Services In The Area (approx. ¼ mile away); Church of the Bread of Life (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bismarck.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2015

2. First News of Custer’s Death Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2015

3. First News of Custer’s Death Marker

Where Custer Fell on the Little Bighorn Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

4. Where Custer Fell on the Little Bighorn Battlefield

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,209 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on August 13, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.