Salina Fort & Tithing Office
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JacobBarlow
N 38° 57.381 W 111° 51.493
12S E 425639 N 4312282
Work on Fort began in 1865. The Fort was 214 feet square, on ground purchased from Christian Sorenson. The walls were 10 feet high, and two feet thick, with bastions 10 feet square at the four corners, with port holes in walls and bastions.....
Waymark Code: WM2P65
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2007
Views: 27
Work on Fort began in 1865. The Fort was 214 feet square, on ground purchased from Christian Sorenson. The walls were 10 feet high, and two feet thick, with bastions 10 feet square at the four corners, with port holes in walls and bastions. Inside of the Fort a one-room brick building, erected by Jens Jensen, was used for many years as tithing office, and is now the Relic Hall of Old Fort Camp. The enclosure was large enough to shelter all families. Stone used was taken from the old quarry northeast of Salina.
Marker Name: Salina Fort & Tithing Office
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Location:
100 E 100 South
SALINA
SEVIER County
Church lawn
County: Sevier
City: Salina
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 10/13/1938
Marker Number: 41
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1429
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