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== History == | == History == | ||
First established as Harper in 1852 just north of Brigham City. In 1854, [[Anson Call]] of Bountiful joined the settlement and established a large farm with a home and blacksmith shop. At the request of [[Brigham Young]] and with help from his neighbors they enclosed the buildings with a wall 8 feet high and 3 feet thick as a Fort and refuge from hostile Indians during the [[Walker Indian War]]. The fort enclosed a tract of land 120 feet square and was the most northerly outpost in Utah. | First established as Harper in 1852 just north of Brigham City. In 1854, [[Anson Call]] of Bountiful joined the settlement and established a large farm with a home and blacksmith shop. At the request of [[Brigham Young]] and with help from his neighbors they enclosed the buildings with a wall 8 feet high and 3 feet thick as a Fort and refuge from hostile Indians during the [[Walker Indian War]]. The fort enclosed a tract of land 120 feet square and was the most northerly outpost in Utah. | ||
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Call's Fort (1855-18??) - A Mormon settler Fort established during the Walker Indian War in 1855 near Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah.
HistoryFirst established as Harper in 1852 just north of Brigham City. In 1854, Anson Call of Bountiful joined the settlement and established a large farm with a home and blacksmith shop. At the request of Brigham Young and with help from his neighbors they enclosed the buildings with a wall 8 feet high and 3 feet thick as a Fort and refuge from hostile Indians during the Walker Indian War. The fort enclosed a tract of land 120 feet square and was the most northerly outpost in Utah. Current StatusMonument and marker north of Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah.
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