Custer Monument

Visit the place where George Armstrong Custer's birthplace once stood.

Custer Monument

  • Admission
    Everyone - $0.00
  • Hours
    The Custer Memorial is open year-round, daylight to dusk

    The Custer Memorial Association Museum is open June - September
    Last Sunday of the month, 1-4 p.m.
    Closed for major holidays

    Scheduled tours available at other times, including during the winter season.

    Handicapped Accessibility:

    Ohio History Connection strives to meet ADA requirements. However, historic structures and outdoor areas provide challenges that make it difficult to provide complete access to all visitors. Please call the site with specific questions and concerns.
  • Address
    State Route 646, New Rumley, OH, USA
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  • Contact
    866-473-0417
  • What’s Nearby
    Quaker Yearly Meeting House
    McCook House

Visit

See the bronze monument to the young soldier whose “Last Stand” made him a household name, at the site of George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace. Only the foundation of Custer’s birthplace remains at this roadside park and picnic area. At the exhibit pavilion, read about Custer’s life. Average visit time: Allow 30-60 minutes

History

George Armstrong Custer was an American military leader who became known as a cavalry commander for the Union during the American Civil War and in the opening of the West in the years after this conflict. Custer was born on December 5, 1839, in New Rumley, Ohio.

Custer Monument is managed locally by the Custer Memorial Association.