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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1845-1852) - First established in 1845 by [[Miles Goodyear]]<!-- not USMA --> as a stockaded trading post. Also known as [[Goodyear's Fort]] and [[Brown's Fort]]. Abandoned in 1852. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1845-1852) - First established in 1845 by [[Miles Goodyear]]<!-- not USMA --> as a stockaded trading post. Also known as [[Goodyear's Fort]] and [[Brown's Fort (1)|Brown's Fort]]. Abandoned in 1852. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} | ==History of {{PAGENAME}}== | ||
Established in 1845 by [[Miles Goodyear]] as a stockaded trading post near the Ogden and Weber Rivers. Fort Buenaventura (Good Adventure) was a half acre square stockade with four structures, one at each corner, whose back walls formed the stockade walls. The city of Ogden grew from this settlement. | Established in 1845 by [[Miles Goodyear]] as a stockaded trading post near the Ogden and Weber Rivers. Fort Buenaventura (Good Adventure) was a half acre square stockade with four structures, one at each corner, whose back walls formed the stockade walls. The city of Ogden grew from this settlement. | ||
The Fort was sold in 1847 to | The Fort was sold in 1847 to Captain [[James Brown]]<!-- not USMA -->, a member of the Mormon Battalion. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
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* Elevation: 4321' | * Elevation: 4321' | ||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[Mormon Fortifications]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 784 | * {{Roberts}}, page 784 | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ut.html#buena North American Forts - Fort Buenaventura] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ut.html#buena North American Forts - Fort Buenaventura] | ||
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Fort Buenaventura (1845-1852) - First established in 1845 by Miles Goodyear as a stockaded trading post. Also known as Goodyear's Fort and Brown's Fort. Abandoned in 1852.
Established in 1845 by Miles Goodyear as a stockaded trading post near the Ogden and Weber Rivers. Fort Buenaventura (Good Adventure) was a half acre square stockade with four structures, one at each corner, whose back walls formed the stockade walls. The city of Ogden grew from this settlement. The Fort was sold in 1847 to Captain James Brown, a member of the Mormon Battalion. Current Status Part of Fort Buenaventura State Park, Ogden, Utah. Stockade reproduced on the original site. One of the original Goodyear cabins was moved and restored to the Daughters of Utah Pioneer's Museum in Ogden.
See Also: Sources:
Links: Visited: 15 Oct 2009
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