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Administrative headquarters
- The US army's Fort Sheridan was utilized as an administrative headquarters for a system of 37 POW camps throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. Four of these camps were located in the Cook County and shared a history of several similar occupants over the years.
www.nps.gov/articles/000/preserving-the-remains-fort-sheridan-wwii-pow-camps.htm
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From 1953 to the 1970s, Fort Sheridan fought the Cold War by servicing and supplying all NIKE antimissile systems in the upper Midwest. After 1973 the post again housed administrative and logistical support services.
Fort Sheridan was to serve as the site of the nation’s the first Reserve Officers Training Camp (ROTC). It was held in the summer of 1917 for 2,500 men. A second one immediately followed.
Fort Sheridan, Illinois, was a U.S. Army post established in 1887 in Lake County. First called Camp Highwood, it was soon renamed for Civil War hero General Philip H. Sheridan, who died in 1888.
Fort Sheridan is a residential neighborhood within the cities of Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park [1] in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was originally established as Fort Sheridan, an Army post named after Civil War cavalry general Philip Sheridan, [2] to honor his services to Chicago.
- The Early Years
- The War Years
- Post World War II Years
Fort Sheridan’s first real military activity began after the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee in South Dakota when a group of the defeated Lakota tribe were impounded at the Fort. In 1894, the Fort played a role in the Pullman Company Strike in Chicago when disagreements between union officials and management of that giant railroad car company erupted i...
The reserve training camps provided a logical expansion into active duty training centers following the declaration of war in April, 1917. Fort Sheridan became an induction center and Midwest training center for men entering the army from Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. During these years, temporary wooden facilities were constructed to accommoda...
During both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts Fort Sheridan again served as a reception and processing center for military personnel . The post was also the logistical support for 33 Nike-Hercules missile sites throughout the country. By 1975, the post had the largest military and civilian contingent in its history. Nevertheless, in the 1980’s, the ...
Designed by the nationally significant architectural firm of Holabird and Roche, the Fort took form during an interlude between the establishment of a series of permanent military installations and the issuance of standardized building plans from the Office of the Quartermaster General.
Fort Sheridan is located on the Highland Park glacial moraine, also known as the Valparaiso glacial moraine, formed by retreating glaciers. The area was heavily forested and very fertile. It initially was drained by six streams flowing eastward through deep ravines, filled with native flora and fauna, into Lake Michigan.
