Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Tiltmeter. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A tiltmeter is an instrument designed to measure very small changes from the vertical level, either on the ground or in structures. A similar term, in less common usage, is the inclinometer.
1 1877: Custer, who had been buried there, was reinterred in West Point Cemetery.  7 December 1886: The site was proclaimed National Cemetery of Custer's Battlefield Reservation to include burials of other campaigns and wars. The name has been shortened to Custer National Cemetery.
The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument was originally named Custer Battlefield National Monument. President George H.W. Bush renamed the site on December 10, 1991. It is now representative of those who were in the battle, Native Americans and the 7th Cavalry.