Crazy Horse Memorial Highway

Crazy Horse Memorial Highway is the name given to two highways named in honor of Crazy Horse (circa 1850-18770), a Lakota war leader.

In South Dakota, in 2009, the South Dakota Department of Transportation designated US-16/US-385 between Custer and Hill City, which passes by the Crazy Horse Memorial, now being carved in the Black Hills. This segment of US-385 is also a part of the George Hearst Memorial Highway.

In November, 2010, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved designating US-20 from Hay Springs to Fort Robinson in honor of Crazy Horse, capping a year-long effort by citizens of Chadron. The designation may extend east another 100 miles through Cherry County to Valentine.^[1] These segments of US-20 are also part of the Nebraska Bridges to Buttes Scenic Highway and follows the well-known Cowboy Line, a partially abandoned railroad now used as a hiking and biking trail.

Fort Robinson, the military post at which Crazy Horse was killed in 1877, is located in the Nebraska Panhandle and was the post supporting the Red Cloud Agency, which eventually became the Pine Ridge Agency, located in South Dakota a few miles north of Hay Springs. Valentine is south of Mission, South Dakota and the closest Nebraska city to Rosebud, South Dakota, location of the Rosebud Agency and capital of the Sicangu Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe).

References

1. ^ Rempp, Kerri (2010-11-17). "Nebraska highway to be named for Lakota leader". Rapid City Journal. http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_67ad4e6e-f264-11df-9d09-001cc4c002e0.html. Retrieved 2010-12-17.