Fort Sherman
Item
Title
Fort Sherman
Description
Fort Sherman, Coeur d'Alene, ID (Fort closed on March 9, 1900)
Named for General William Tecumseh Sherman who visited in 1877 and recommended a fort be established on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene at the mouth of the Spokane River. Congress established 999 acres for this purpose in April 1878 creating Camp Coeur d'Alene (on which Fort Sherman was built).
Named for General William Tecumseh Sherman who visited in 1877 and recommended a fort be established on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene at the mouth of the Spokane River. Congress established 999 acres for this purpose in April 1878 creating Camp Coeur d'Alene (on which Fort Sherman was built).
Date
1884
License
Purcell & Stansbury
Rights
Item is out of copyright.
