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


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* Elevation: 2661 '
* Elevation: 2661 '
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Revision as of 10:31, 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: 46.73556 Long: -116.99073

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 2661 '

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

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Visited: 22 Jun 2017