Kamhoot Family research collection

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Identifier: SC-2819

Staff Only

Content Description

This small collection contains the materials collected by Arthur Kamhoot and his family. It concerns the Custer Freight Road, a now abandoned road constructed by the US Army in 1877 after the Battle of Little Bighorn. The road ran from Fort Keogh at Miles City to Fort Custer near Hardine, MT. This collection contains correspondence, a transcipt of a 1960 interview with Arthur Kamhoot, geological/topographical notes and maps, and photographs. Dates range from 1963 to 2008, with the bulk of correspondence and photos taken circa 2002.

Dates

Creation: 1963-2008

Creator

Kamhoot, Arthur W., 1912-2004 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases, permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright holders. For more information, contact the Montana Historical Society Library and Archives.

Biographical / Historical

The Custer Freight Road is a now abandoned road originally constructed by the Department of Army after the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Construction began in ca. 1877/1878 in Fort Keogh (near Miles City) in order to transfer materials to Fort Custer (near Hardin). The road remained in use by the army until 1884 when the Northern Pacific Railroad was built. By 1899, Fort Custer was abandoned. The Custer Freight trail remained in use by both the US Army and Native Americans, particularly near the Lame Deer and Rosebud Creek areas until approximately 1910.