FORT MOUNTAINVILLE - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Eight rods W. of this marker was the S.W. corner of a fort erected for protection from the Indians in the Walker War. The walls enclosed three separate squares: in 1853, an 8 ft. mud wall built around a 33 r. sq. was named Fort Wordsworth; in 1854, a 12 ft. wall surrounding homes of 25 families was called Fort Mountainville; but the main fort, erected in 1855, enclosed a 10 acre square with walls 14 ft. high. Fort ditch flowed inside by the walls; N. and S. gates spanned present Main St. of Alpine.

Marker Name: FORT MOUNTAINVILLE Marker Type: City County: Utah City: Alpine Group Responsible for Placement: DUP Date Dedicated: 10/1949 Marker Number: 145 Web link(s) for additional information: http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1565 Addtional Information: Not listed

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