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Former US Army post in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

United States historic place

Fort Sherman Buildings
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Historic gate on College Drive in 2018
Location in the United States Show map of the United States Location in Idaho Show map of Idaho
Location	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Coordinates	47°40′41″N 116°47′53″W / 47.678°N 116.798°W / 47.678; -116.798
Built	1878; 146 years ago (1878)
NRHP reference No.	79000794
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1979

Fort Sherman (1878–1900) was a military post in the northwest United States, located in northern Idaho at Coeur d'Alene. General William T. Sherman (1820–91) of the U.S. Army had recommended the site after an inspection tour in 1877.

On the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene and the east bank of the outflowing Spokane River, it began as a camp the next year, became Fort Coeur d'Alene in 1879, and the adjacent city grew. Sherman later visited the fort; it was named for him in 1887, three years after his retirement.

The fort became unoccupied during the Spanish–American War (1898) and was abandoned shortly after. The site is now the campus of North Idaho College.

A succeeding Fort Sherman was located in the Panama Canal Zone, operated by the U.S. Army from 1911 to 1999.

See also

• Fort Colville
• Fort Spokane

References

1. ^ "Old Fort Sherman at Coeur d'Alene was founded 75 years ago today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 16, 1953. p. 28.
2. ^ "Military post preceded city". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 2, 1976. p. 19.
3. ^ Chance, David (1981). Sentinel of Silence, A Brief History of Fort Spokane. Pacific Northwest National Parks Association. p. 4.
4. ^ "75th birthday observance planned by Coeur d'Alene". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). April 14, 1953. p. 3.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Fort Sherman" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society, Reference Series #355. 1979. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
6. ^ "Fort may be placed on national register". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 16, 1978. p. 3.
7. ^ "Fate of Old Fort Sherman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 10, 1900. p. 3.
8. ^ Johnston, Kathy (July 9, 1978). "100-year-old building destroyed". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
9. ^ "History & Tradition". North Idaho College. Retrieved December 11, 2012.

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• Museum of North Idaho – Fort Sherman Chapel