Fort Sherman
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Fort Sherman was a former United States Army military installation on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, historically used for jungle warfare training and canal defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Sherman canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United States Army post
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| closureCause | Torrijos–Carter Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 9.3167°N 79.9667°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1999 ⓘ |
| environmentType | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| garrison |
United States Army Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Southern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airstrip
ⓘ
barracks ⓘ coastal artillery batteries ⓘ communications facilities ⓘ dock facilities ⓘ jungle warfare training center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
1912
ⓘ
1913 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Colón Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic side of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite |
Fort Amador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific side defenses of the Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
defense of the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal
ⓘ
training of U.S. and allied forces in jungle operations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Colón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Limon Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive jungle training areas
ⓘ
strategic position at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Panama Canal Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveSystem | Panama Canal defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
Panamanian civilian and commercial development
ⓘ
tourism-related activities ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Republic of Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | dense tropical jungle ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canal defense
ⓘ
jungle warfare training ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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