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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
== 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.
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.
No remains.
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Revision as of 12:20, 10 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

No remains.


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Location: Map point is approximate. Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.

Maps & Images

Lat: 46.735660 Long: -116.990664

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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