POND TOWN FORT - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

In 1851 David Fairbanks and David Crockett located land adjacent to a small stream at the head of Salem Lake and built a dam. In 1856 Eli Ashcraft, Royal Durfey, Silas Hillman, Acquilla Hopper, Jacob Killian, Truman Tryon and their families settled Pond Town and began the fort for protection against Indians. The fort was 160 feet north and south and 150 feet east and west. Robert David and Thomas Killian arrived later in the same year. The name of Pond Town was changed to Salem (the City of Peace) by Lyman Curtis.

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Marker Name: POND TOWN FORT Marker Type: City County: Utah City: Salem Group Responsible for Placement: DUP Date Dedicated: July 16, 1938. Marker Number: 36 Web link(s) for additional information: http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1588 Addtional Information: Not listed

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