Fort Deseret
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N 39° 15.907 W 112° 39.197
12S E 357371 N 4347500
Erected as a defense against Pahvant Indians in the Black Hawk War, completed in 18 days by 98 men. Wm. S. Hawley and Isaac W. Pierce, foremen; John W. Radford, Supt. Opening celebration July 25, 1865....
Waymark Code: WM2F58
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2007
Views: 44
Erected as a defense against Pahvant Indians in the Black Hawk War, completed in 18 days by 98 men. Wm. S. Hawley and Isaac W. Pierce, foremen; John W. Radford, Supt. Opening celebration July 25, 1865. The fort was 550 feet square, bastions at Northeast and Southwest corners and gates in the middle of each wall. Made of adobe mud and straw mixed by the feet of oxen, when completed were 10 feet high, 3 feet wide at base and 1 1/2 feet at top, resting only on a stone foundation.
Marker Name: Fort Deseret
Marker Type: Roadside
Addtional Information:
Location:
S Hwy. 257
DESERET
MILLARD County
2 m. S. of Deseret
County: Millard
City: DESERET
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 9/25/1937
Marker Number: 23
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1021
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