Miles City (pop. 8,500) was named for Col Nelson A Miles, whose troops first stayed in the area. Nelson Miles arrived in the area in 1876 to force the Cheyenne and Sioux to return to the reservations. Fort Keogh was built on the site in 1877 and used as a base for controlling the local tribes.
The Custer County Art Center is housed in the holding tanks of the old Miles City Water Treatment Plan, built in 1910. The two galleries feature exhibits of Western, historical and contemporary art.
Address: Custer County Art Center, Box 1284, Miles City, MT 59301-1284, United States
Phone: 1 (406) 232-0635, Fax: 1 (406) 232-0637
The Range Riders Museum in Miles City was founded in 1939 in memory of the pioneers. The complex features Western antiques and artifacts, archeological specimens as well as the Bert Clark gun collection.
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