Cove Fort - Fillmore, UT
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bluesnote
N 38° 36.040 W 112° 34.943
12S E 362207 N 4273650
A historic fort near the terminus of Interstate 70.
Waymark Code: WMMBMQ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2014
Views: 6
Taken from Wikipedia, "Cove Fort is a fort and historical site located in Millard County, Utah. It was founded in 1867 by Ira Hinckley (the paternal grandfather of Gordon B. Hinckley) at the request of Brigham Young. One of its distinctive features is the use of volcanic rock in the construction of the walls, rather than the wood used in many mid-19th-century western forts. This difference in construction is the reason it is one of very few period forts still surviving. Cove Fort is the closest named place to the western terminus of Interstate 70, resulting in Cove Fort being listed as a control city on freeway signs, though the fort is historical and has no permanent population."
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