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Historical Markers in Coeur d''Alene

 
Clickable Map of Kootenai County, Idaho and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Kootenai County, ID (31) Benewah County, ID (18) Bonner County, ID (9) Shoshone County, ID (61) Spokane County, WA (93)  KootenaiCounty(31) Kootenai County (31)  BenewahCounty(18) Benewah County (18)  BonnerCounty(9) Bonner County (9)  ShoshoneCounty(61) Shoshone County (61)  SpokaneCountyWashington(93) Spokane County (93)
Coeur d'Alene is the county seat for Kootenai County
Coeur d'Alene is in Kootenai County
Kootenai County (31)  ►
ADJACENT TO KOOTENAI COUNTY
Benewah County (18)  ►
Bonner County (9)  ►
Shoshone County (61)  ►
Spokane County, Washington (93)  ►
 
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1 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — "Big Hank Cabin" —
On North College Drive 0.1 miles south of River Avenue.
This smoke chaser cabin was moved from its original location along the Coeur d'Alene River (Coeur d'Alene National Forest) as a part of the nations 1976 bicentenial celebration. It was built in 1924 by Bill Guernsey and Pete Jackson — — Map (db m306522) HM
2 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — 170 — Coeur d'Alene Lake —
On State Highway 97 at milepost 96 near East Wolf Lodge Bay Road, on the left when traveling north.
Look to the north: blocking the northward passage of the rivers which form this lake, a great dam of glacial ice once towered above the horizon as far as the eye can see. When the glacier melted, about 600,000 years ago, it left a moraine - a . . . — — Map (db m122872) HM
3 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — Fort Sherman —
On West Fort Grounds Drive at East Rosenberry Drive on West Fort Grounds Drive.
To perpetuate the site of Fort Sherman Idaho 1878 - 1901 and the traditional head village of the Coeur d'Alene Indian tribe — — Map (db m306517) HM
4 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — Fort Sherman Chapel —
On Hubbard Street at West Woodland Drive, on the left when traveling south on Hubbard Street.
Constructed in 1880 by the U.S. Army, the Fort Sherman Chapel is recognized as Coeur d'Alene, Idaho's oldest church, school, library, and meeting hall. The Fort Sherman site was abandoned in 1900 and the property was sold at public auction in 1905. . . . — — Map (db m306518) HM
5 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — Fort Sherman Powder Magazine — & Other Landmarks in American History —
On North College Drive 0.1 miles south of River Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In the summer of 1877, while on an inspection tour, General William T. Sherman selected this site for a fort. Established and garrisoned in the spring of 1878, Camp Coeur d'Alene was built from the wilderness frontier and grew to include 52 . . . — — Map (db m306519) HM
6 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — 268 — Lake Steamers —
On East Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive near South Silver Beach Road.
Built by the army in 1880 to carry hay and supplies for Fort Coeur d'Alene, the "Amelia Wheaton" was the first of a long list of steamers on this lake. Commercial steamboating began in 1884 with the mining rush. In later years, fleets of . . . — — Map (db m122877) HM
7 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — 164 — Mullan Military Road —
On Copper Road (Forest Road 3098) near Interstate 90, on the right when traveling west.
Walk the Mullan Road one of the Northwest's most significant routes. Take the side road to your left. From 1858-62, Lt. John Mullan's crew built the Northwest's first engineered highway, connecting Fort Benton with Fort Walla Walla, 625 . . . — — Map (db m122859) HM
8 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — The Mullan Road — Mullan Road Historical Site —
On Forest Road N 3098 near Interstate 90.
Between 1859 and 1862 the U.S. Army built a military wagon road between Fort Benton Montana, and Fort Walla Walla, Washington. This National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark was the first major engineered highway in the Pacific Northwest. — — Map (db m122863) HM
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9 ► Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene — Tubbs Hill — The Early Days —
Near East Front Avenue.
Corbin House The Corbin house was built by Austin Corbin, son of D.C. Corbin, who, in 1886, built a transportation system that connected the Coeur d'Alene mining district with the main line of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The system consisted . . . — — Map (db m306516) HM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026