Fort Genoa

Fort Genoa (1849-1861) - A Mormon Fort established in 1849 by H.S. Beattie in present day Douglas County, Nevada. Abandoned in 1861. Also known as Mormon Station, Genoa Stockade or Genoa Fort.

Current Status

Mormon Station State Historical Park, Douglas County, Nevada

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 860646

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Location: Mormon Station State Historical Park, Douglas County, Nevada. Maps & Images Lat: 39.004211 Long: -119.844961 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 4783'

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 491-492
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 92-93

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Genoa Fort
• Mormon Station State Historic Park

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