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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Ft Lemhi Mission Marker.jpg|thumb|left| | [[File:Ft Lemhi Mission Marker.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fort Lemhi Lower Mission Maker.]] | ||
[[File:Ft Lemhi Irrigation.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fort Lemhi Irrigation Project Maker.]] | |||
Established 18 Jun 1855 by a company of Mormons sent by [[Brigham Young]] to teach the local Indians how to farm. The Fort was a 16 rod square log stockade enclosing some 25 cabins and an attached 16 rod square adobe corral. This was the first attempt to establish a permanent settlement in Idaho but frequent conflicts with the Nez Perces Indians forced its abandonment in April 1858. | Established 18 Jun 1855 by a company of Mormons sent by [[Brigham Young]] to teach the local Indians how to farm. The Fort was a 16 rod square log stockade enclosing some 25 cabins and an attached 16 rod square adobe corral. This was the first attempt to establish a permanent settlement in Idaho but frequent conflicts with the Nez Perces Indians forced its abandonment in April 1858. | ||
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Fort Lemhi (1855-1858) - Established 18 Jun 1855 in Lemhi County, Idaho, by a group of Mormons sent by Brigham Young. Abandoned in 1858.
History  Established 18 Jun 1855 by a company of Mormons sent by Brigham Young to teach the local Indians how to farm. The Fort was a 16 rod square log stockade enclosing some 25 cabins and an attached 16 rod square adobe corral. This was the first attempt to establish a permanent settlement in Idaho but frequent conflicts with the Nez Perces Indians forced its abandonment in April 1858.
Current StatusFort Lemhi Monument with a marker and remains of a wall.
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Visited: 16 Jul 2017
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