Historic Places - December 2, 2011

Q: George Armstrong Custer met his end during the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana, but where - in Kansas - was his famous 7th Cavalry Regiment born?

A: Fort Riley

The U-S 7th Cavalry was created and initially headquartered at Fort Riley, Kan., in 1866.

In 1887,  Fort Riley became the site of the U-S Cavalry School. Today, the U-S Cavalry Museum is located there. An active military base for more than 150 years, thousands of soldiers remain stationed there. Fort Riley was once - and is now again - home of the famous 

(kansasmemory.org)First Infantry Division, better known as the "Big Red One."