Brig building at Farragut State Park ribbon cutting

Farragut Naval Training Station History Preserved - The Brig building at Farragut State Park reopens after Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation completes repairs

Ribbon Cutting and Reopening Event Thursday, May 22

(Farragut State Park, Athol, Idaho) The Brig is one of the few structures that remain from the Farragut Naval Training Station, a major training base of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The area later became Farragut State Park where that history is preserved as part of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation state park system.

In use from 1942 to 1946, the Brig served as a confinement facility for unruly naval recruits with its barred windows and gates, jail cells and support facilities. It houses a museum of boot camp, naval and war memorabilia dedicated to the nearly 300,000 naval recruits who received their basic training at the Farragut Naval Training Station.

However, in the 1960s, the Brig building suffered water damage. Replacing the roof and other work had been identified as critical to preserving the building and the museum for many years.

Now, as part of IDPR’s ongoing effort to catch up with much-needed maintenance, the Brig is ready to reopen.

The  ribbon cutting will take place Thursday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m. PST at Farragut State Park, located at 13550 ID-54, Athol, Idaho, 83801.

Media Contact
Robbie Johnson
IDPR Communications Manager
208-631-7536
robbie.johnson@idpr.idaho.gov.