Our park had a booth at the 150th annual North Idaho
Fair. We volunteered to work a 4 hour
shift.
Mostly Mark worked and I walked around looking at all the
booths and exhibits! This fair was very
large. There were lots of 4-H
activities, food booths, and information booths for the area.
Our booth focused on the Museum at the Brig here
at the park. Unfortunately, most
visitors to the park don’t know that Farragut started out as a Naval Training
Station during WWII. After the bombing
of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US decided it needed a naval training
station that was not on coastal waters.
Of the 800 buildings that were built within 11 months, only one remains.The Brig (Jail).
Of the 800 buildings that were built within 11 months, only one remains.The Brig (Jail).
The Museum at the Brig is open Memorial Day to Labor Day
and is a wonderful history of life at Farragut Naval Training Station from
1942-1946.
Our last work assignment will be to help out at the
annual reunion for the Farragut Naval Training Station sailors and/or their
families. This year it’s September 6th.
We're not sure when we will be leaving here but we will be back next year.
I guess you really liked your assignment there!
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