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== History == | == History == | ||
A detachment of the Mormon Battalion arrived at [[Fort Pueblo]] in the fall of 1846 with their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi. They established a log settlement that served as a winter camp for the detachment and all of the accompanying civilians. The settlement became known as Fort Independence or the Mormon Colony Winter Camp | A detachment of the Mormon Battalion arrived at [[Fort Pueblo]] in the fall of 1846 with their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi. They established a log settlement south of Fort Pueblo that served as a winter camp for the detachment and all of the accompanying civilians. The settlement became known as Fort Independence or the [[Mormon Colony Winter Camp]]. | ||
The Mormons erected a street of | The Mormons erected a street of cabins built of cottonwood logs, laid one above the other and chocked with mud to make the structures weatherproof. A large log Mormon temple was built at one end. It was said that some 275 people wintered at the post during the winter of 1846-1847. | ||
The fort was abandoned in the spring of 1847 and on 27 Jun 1847, the Mormon immigrants reached their destination at Salt Lake City. | The fort was abandoned in the spring of 1847 and on 27 Jun 1847, the Mormon immigrants reached their destination at Salt Lake City. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
[[File:Fort Independence Mormon MKR txt.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Mormon Battalion Memorial Text.]] | [[File:Fort Independence Mormon MKR txt.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Mormon Battalion Memorial Text.]] | ||
Only a monument remains, erected in 1946 to a detachment of U.S. Soldiers of the Mormon Battalion who wintered with their families near the site of the monument. | Only a monument remains, erected in 1946 to a detachment of U.S. Soldiers of the Mormon Battalion who wintered here with their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi near the site of the monument. | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Fort Pueblo]] | |||
* [[Mexican War]] | * [[Mexican War]] | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 111-112. | * {{Roberts}}, page 111-112. | ||
* {{Gallagher}}, page 67-69. | |||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [https://www.northamericanforts.com/West/co.html#pueblo North American Forts - Fort Independence | * [https://www.northamericanforts.com/West/co.html#pueblo North American Forts - Fort Independence] | ||
{{Visited|28 Jul 2019}} | {{Visited|28 Jul 2019}} | ||
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HistoryA detachment of the Mormon Battalion arrived at Fort Pueblo in the fall of 1846 with their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi. They established a log settlement south of Fort Pueblo that served as a winter camp for the detachment and all of the accompanying civilians. The settlement became known as Fort Independence or the Mormon Colony Winter Camp. The Mormons erected a street of cabins built of cottonwood logs, laid one above the other and chocked with mud to make the structures weatherproof. A large log Mormon temple was built at one end. It was said that some 275 people wintered at the post during the winter of 1846-1847. The fort was abandoned in the spring of 1847 and on 27 Jun 1847, the Mormon immigrants reached their destination at Salt Lake City. Current Status Only a monument remains, erected in 1946 to a detachment of U.S. Soldiers of the Mormon Battalion who wintered here with their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi near the site of the monument.
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