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'''Location:''' North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho.
'''Location:''' North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho.


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* Elevation: 2,138'
* Elevation: 2,138'
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Revision as of 15:27, 2 May 2010

Fort Sherman (1) (1878-1900) - A Federal post first established as Camp Coeur d'Alene on 16 Apr 1878 by Ltc. Henry Clay Merriam, 2nd U.S. Infantry. Named Fort Coeur d'Alene on 5 Apr 1879 and Fort Sherman on 6 Apr 1887 after General William T. Sherman. Abandoned in 1900.

Fort Sherman (1) History

Current Status

Part of North Idaho College campus some buildings remain.

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Location: North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho.

Maps & Images

Lat: 47.6783987 Long: -116.7945814

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 2,138'

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 254

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