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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
[[Image:Fort Sheridan 1904 Plan LOC 062572pu.jpg|795px|thumb|left|Fort Sheridan 1904 Plan]]
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois
Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois

Revision as of 11:09, 27 August 2012

Fort Sheridan (2) (1887-1993) - A U.S. Army post established in 1887 as Camp Highwood in Lake County, Illinois. Renamed in 1888 for General of the Army Philip H. Sheridan who died on 1 Jun 1888. Abandoned in 1993.

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Fort Sheridan (2)
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Fort Sheridan (2)
Fort Sheridan Barracks and Tower Complex Looking South Across the Parade

Fort Sheridan (2) History

Fort Sheridan 1904 Plan

Current Status

Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois

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Location: Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.216778 Long: -87.816035

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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 269

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