Ogden City Wall
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brwhiz
N 41° 13.246 W 111° 58.770
12T E 417897 N 4563727
When the Native Americans ceased hostilities the fourth side of the wall was never completed.
Waymark Code: WMB1P7
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2011
Views: 25
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 416
Erected 1981
Ogden City Wall
In 1854 Ogden pioneers built a rock and mud wall a mile square along 28th Street, Wall Avenue and 21st Street. Madison Avenue was not completed because the Indians became peaceful. The eight-foot wall had a six-foot base, a 31 inch top and four gates. The cost of $40,000 was raised by $40.00 tax on each city lot, also a $10.00 tax on every able-bodied man over 18 years. The project was erected by 500 working men. Wall Avenue was named after this wall.
Far South Weber County
Marker Name: Ogden City Wall
Marker Type: City
County: Weber
City: Ogden
Group Responsible for Placement: Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 1981
Marker Number: 416
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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