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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 Philip H. Sheridan Reserve Center is the former Fort Sheridan now in Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park [ 3 ] in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was originally established as a United States Army Post named after Civil War Cavalry General Philip Sheridan, [ 4 ] to honor his services to Chicago.
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. In 1887 over 600 acres along Lake Michigan in Highwood, Illinois, was purchased by the Commercial Club of Chicago.
The Fort Sheridan site is one of only a few places in Lake County that offer free public access to Lake Michigan and an awe-inspiring lake overlook perched on a 70-foot-high bluff. Known for its pristine natural areas and excellent bird-watching, Fort Sheridan is home to several rare species not found elsewhere.
Aug 30, 2023 · Fort Sheridan is one of only a few places in Lake County that offer free public access to Lake Michigan and an awe-inspiring lake overlook perched on a 70-foot-high bluff. Known for its pristine natural areas and excellent birdwatching, Fort Sheridan is home to several rare species not found elsewhere in the region.
Designed by the Chicago architecture firm of Holabird & Roche, Fort Sheridan occupied over 600 acres along Lake Michigan in Highwood, Illinois, from 1887 to 1993.
Fort Sheridan is a monument to the Army’s ambitious build-out of new, comprehensively planned forts across the United States at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century.
