Fort Cedar - 222
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JacobBarlow
N 37° 41.298 W 113° 04.783
12S E 316626 N 4173267
In November 1851, thirty-five men from Parowan settled Cedar City. A unique temporary encampment, composed of their wagon boxes and sage brush walls, sheltered them through the first winter. In 1853, a fort 100 rods square was built on this site....
Waymark Code: WM3J9Z
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2008
Views: 20
In November 1851, thirty-five men from Parowan settled Cedar City. A unique temporary encampment, composed of their wagon boxes and sage brush walls, sheltered them through the first winter. In 1853, a fort 100 rods square was built on this site. Its walls were 3 feet wide at the base, nine feet high and one foot wide on top. It covered 63 acres of ground. A city plat of 120 lots was laid out inside the walls. This monument stands on the south west corner of the fort, beside the John D. Lee Gate.
Marker Name: Fort Cedar
Marker Number: 222
Marker Text:
Settlement began on November 11, 1851 with the arrival of a group of 35 men from Parowan, 20 miles northward, to establish an iron works. They were organized and traveled in two militia companies--a foot company and a cavalry company--under the direction
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