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Farragut State Park is a state park of Idaho, USA, on the southern tip of the Lake Pend Oreille in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains in Kootenai County. The park is located east of Athol in the Idaho Panhandle. It is about northeast of Coeur d'Alene. Activities include camping, picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, cycling, fishing, boating, swimming, water sports, orienteering, disc golf, flying model aircraft, archery and horse-back riding. The park also features the Museum at the Brig, located in the confinement facility for the Farragut Naval Training Station. The museum's displays include boot camp, naval and war memorabilia, as well as historic prison cells.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.idahomuseums.org/museums.asp )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.northidaho.org/activities/things-to-do/farragut-state-park )〕 ==History== The site formerly held the Farragut Naval Training Station, a major training base of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The base was named after David Farragut, the first admiral in the U.S. Navy and the leading naval officer during the Civil War. Knowing that President Roosevelt was seeking a location for a secure inland naval training center, Eleanor Roosevelt allegedly noticed the lake on a flight to Seattle. Ground was broken in March 1942, and by September the base had a population of 55,000, making it the largest city in Idaho. Liberty trains to Spokane ran three times daily. At the time Farragut was the second-largest naval training center in the world. Over 293,000 sailors received basic training at Farragut during its 30 months of existence. The last recruit graduated in March 1945 and the facility was decommissioned in June 1946. It was also used as a prisoner of war camp; nearly 900 Germans worked as gardeners and maintenance men. In 1942, Lt. Commander Henry T. McMaster, supervisor of support services at the station, contracted photographer Ross Hall to produce group and portrait photos of all recruits and companies. Operator of a studio in nearby Sandpoint, Idaho, Hall employed up to 15 workers in creating a photographic archive of more than 300,000 images. After its use and closure as the Farragut Naval Training Station, the site housed Farragut College and Technical Institute from 1946-49. It did not re-open in late 1949, because of financial difficulties. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farragut State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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