Prairie Island

Historical marker location:

Ekalaka, Montana

( Marker is on Park Entrance Road near State Highway 7, on the right when traveling west.)

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, took place in Montana in 1876. It was a significant battle in the Sioux Wars and was fought between the United States Army and a coalition of Native American tribes, including the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho.