- PLACES States Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming Trails & Territories Montana The Little Bighorn River, called the Greasy Grass by Native Americans, was the site of the 1876 battle known as Custer's Last Stand, when troops of the Seventh Cavalry under George Armstrong Custer were ...www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/montana/mt_littlebighorn.htm