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One of the temporary stockades erected during the 1877 [[Nez Perce War]] and used during the [[Bannock War]] and the [[Sheepeater War]], 1878-1879. Erected around the home of [[John Russell]] in Moscow, Idaho.
One of the temporary stockades erected during the 1877 [[Nez Perce War]] and used during the [[Bannock War]] and the [[Sheepeater War]], 1878-1879. Erected around the home of [[John Russell]] in Moscow, Idaho.
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
No remains.
Marker stone, no remains.
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(F) 46.73566, -116.99066, Fort Russell
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(1877-1879)
(1877-1879)
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'''Location:''' Map point is approximate. Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
'''Location:''' Map point is the marker location in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.


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* Elevation: '
* Elevation: '
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See Also:
* [[Nez Perce War]]
* [[Bannock War]]
* [[Sheepeater War]]
'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Roberts}}, page 253
* {{Roberts}}, page 253
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/id.html North American Forts - Fort Russell]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/id.html North American Forts - Fort Russell]


{{Visited|No}}
{{Visited|22 Jun 2017}}
 


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Revision as of 10:25, 23 June 2017

Fort Russell (1) (1877-1879) - First established as a temporary stockade in 1877 in response to Indian attacks during the Nez Perce War. Named after John Russell. Abandoned as a fort in 1879.

History

One of the temporary stockades erected during the 1877 Nez Perce War and used during the Bannock War and the Sheepeater War, 1878-1879. Erected around the home of John Russell in Moscow, Idaho.

Current Status

Marker stone, no remains.


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Location: Map point is the marker location in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.

Maps & Images

Lat: 46.735660 Long: -116.990664

See Also:

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 253

Links:

Visited: 22 Jun 2017