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Fort Sherman (Idaho)
Former US Army post in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort Sherman (1878–1900) was a military post in the northwest United States, located in northern Idaho at Coeur d'Alene.[1] General William T. Sherman (1820–91) of the U.S. Army had recommended the site after an inspection tour in 1877.
Fort Sherman Buildings | |
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Location | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 47.678°N 116.798°W / 47.678; -116.798 |
Built | 1878; 146 years ago (1878) |
NRHP reference No. | 79000794 |
Added to NRHP | October 25, 1979 |
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On the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene and the east bank of the outflowing Spokane River, it began as a camp the next year, became Fort Coeur d'Alene in 1879, and the adjacent city grew.[2][3] Sherman later visited the fort;[4] it was named for him in 1887,[5] three years after his retirement.[6]
The fort became unoccupied during the Spanish–American War (1898) and was abandoned shortly after.[7] The site is now the campus of North Idaho College.[5][8][9]
A succeeding Fort Sherman was located in the Panama Canal Zone, operated by the U.S. Army from 1911 to 1999.