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.

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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

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