Fort Salt Lake City

Fort Salt Lake City (1847-1848) - First established in 1847 by Mormons on the site of present day Salt Lake City. Abandoned in 1848.

Fort Salt Lake City Plaque, Pioneer Park

Fort Salt Lake City Plaque, Pioneer City Park

Current Status

Marker only in Pioneer City Park, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Context

Location: Pioneer City Park, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Lat: 40.761° Long: -111.9° Elevation: 4' Bing, Google, OldMapsOnline, USGS, OHM

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See Also:

• Mormon Fortifications‎

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 793.
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 175.

Links:

• North American Forts - Salt Lake City Fort

Gallery

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  Fort Salt Lake City Plaque, Pioneer City Park

Related:
2009 Southern Trip - Utah, New or Updated Forts and Camps, Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Mormon Fortifications,