Fort Utah

Ft. Utah on the Timpanogas (1850)

Fort Utah was the original settlement at Provo, Utah, and was established March 12, 1849. The original settlers were President John S. Higbee, and about 30 families or 150 persons that were sent from Salt Lake City to Provo by President Brigham Young. Several log houses were erected, surrounded by a 14 foot palisade 20 by 40 rods in size, with gates in the east and west ends, and a middle deck, for a cannon. Incidents at the fort were part of the Provo War and the later Walker War. The fort was first located west of town, but was moved to Sowiette Park in April, 1850.

Further reading

• Carter, D. Robert (2003), Founding Fort Utah: Provo's Native Inhabitants, Early Explorers, and First Year of Settlement, Provo, UT: Provo City Corporation, ISBN 1-57636-151-9 .
• Colton, Ray C. (1946), A Historical Study of the Exploration of Utah Valley and the Story of Fort Utah, Master's thesis, Provo, UT: Brigham Young University .
• Stansbury, Capt. Howard (Corps of Topographical Engineers, U.S. Army) (1852), Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Washington, DC: United States Senate (Special Session, March, 1851, Executive Document #3) .

External links

• Fort Utah and the Black Hawk War