Farr's Fort
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brwhiz
N 41° 14.470 W 111° 57.106
12T E 420246 N 4565966
This Utah Historical Marker is located next to Mill Creek on Canyon Road, not far from the mouth of Ogden Canyon.
Waymark Code: WMJNEV
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2013
Views: 13
Farr's Fort
Across Mill Creek is the location of the five acre Farr's Fort. It was erected in 1850 by Lorin Farr, Ezra Chase, Ambrose Shaw, John Shaw, Charles Hubbard and others settlers to protect themselves from Indian attacks. The fort was enclosed on the east, south and west by houses joined end to end, facing inward. The spaces between the houses were picketed with poles and extending upward some 12 feet, the north wall was never completed. Nearly all the settlers on the north side of Ogden River lived in this fort at one time. Lorin Farr moved into town in 1853 and shortly thereafter the fort was completely abandoned.
Marker Name: Farr's Fort
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Weber
City: Ogden
Group Responsible for Placement: Unknown
Marker Number: None
Addtional Information: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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