Cove Fort
Cove Fort | |
Location | Millard County, Utah, United States |
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Coordinates | 38°36′06″N 112°34′49″W / 38.60167°N 112.58028°W |
Built | 1867 |
NRHP reference No. | 70000623[1] |
Cove Fort is a
Cove Fort is the closest named place to the western terminus of Interstate 70, resulting in Cove Fort being listed as a control city on freeway signs, though the fort itself is historical and has no permanent population.[4]
History
The site for Cove Fort was selected by Brigham Young because of its location about halfway between
The fort is a square, 100 ft (30 m) on each side. The walls are constructed of black volcanic rock and dark limestone, both quarried from the nearby mountains. The walls are 18 ft high and 4 ft thick at the base, tapering to 2 ft thick at the top. The fort has two sets of large wooden doors at the east and west ends, originally filled with sand to stop arrows and bullets, and contains 12 interior rooms (six on the north wall and six on the south wall.)[7]
As a daily stop for two
Restoration
In the early 1890s, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints determined the fort was no longer required and leased it out, selling it to W.H. Kesler after the turn of the 20th century. In 1988, the Hinckley family purchased the fort and donated it back to the Church. The Church restored the fort, transported Ira Hinckley's Coalville, Utah, cabin to the site, constructed a visitor center, and reopened the fort as a historic site. The site provides free guided tours daily, starting from about 8 am until one half-hour before sunset.[8]
Transportation
The first highway to traverse Cove Fort was the
In 2004, the
See also
- Fort Deseret, another fort, also NRHP-listed
- Moyle House and Indian Tower, another fort, also NRHP-listed
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "What to Expect When You Visit the Cove Fort Historic Site". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Cove Fort, Then and Now". history.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Why Does I-70 End in Cove Fort, Utah? - Ask the Rambler - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Porter, Larry C. (1966). A Historical Analysis of Cove Fort, Utah. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University. p. 33.
- ^ Porter, Larry C (1966). A Historical Analysis of Cove Fort, Utah. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University. pp. 19–23.
- ^ Olmstead, Jacob. "Cove Fort, Then and Now". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Cove Fort". history.churchofjesuschrist.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ a b Weingroff, Richard. "Ask the Rambler: Why Does I-70 End in Cove Fort, Utah?". U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Hiaasen, Rob (2004-06-04). "Go West Young Man; Like Horace Greeley's Famed Advice, Curious Sign on I-70 Beckons Yonder". The Baltimore Sun.
Further reading
- Amazing But True Mormon Stories by Joan Oviatt
- "Cove Fort" article in the Utah History Encyclopedia (1994). The article was written by Larry Porter and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024 and retrieved on April 18, 2024.
- Exceptional Stories from the Lives of Early Apostles by Leon R. Hartshorn
- Great Ghost Towns of the West by Tom Till and Teresa Jordan
- History of Millard County (Lesson for ... / Daughters of Utah Pioneers) by Lou Jean S Wiggins
- Mormon Architecture by Joseph Weston
- Mormon History by Ronald W. Walker, David J. Whittaker, and James B. Allen
- A New Zion: The Story of the Latter-day Saints by Bill Harris
- Nineteenth-Century Mormon Architecture and City Planning by C. Mark Hamilton
- The People: Indians of the American Southwest by Stephen Trimble
- Quilts and Women of the Mormon Migrations by Mary Bywater Cross
- Utah Byways: 65 of Utah's Best Backcountry Drives by Tony Huegel
- "LDS Restoration Project Gives Breath of New Life to Utah's Old Cove Fort"[permanent dead link] By Brian Giles, Feb. 6, 1992, Deseret News
- "Newly Restored Cove Fort Will Be Dedicated Saturday"[permanent dead link] By Reed L. Madsen, May 19, 1994, Deseret News
- "Visitors to Cove Fort think owl family's a hoot"[permanent dead link] By Reed L. Madsen, June 15, 1998, Deseret News
- "Cove Fort gets water boost"[permanent dead link] by Lynn Arave, July 20, 2002, Deseret News
- "Tools sought For Blacksmith Museum Exhibit"[permanent dead link] by Reed L. Madsen, April 4, 1993, Deseret News
- "Couple gets hitched — literally — on wagon trip"[permanent dead link] Sept. 16, 2001, Deseret News
- "Hinckley worked to remind and reconcile Mormons with their past" by Salt Lake Tribune
External links
- Official web site of the Cove Fort Historic Site
- Unofficial Cove Fort Historical Site
- Old Cove Fort Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine from Utah.com
- Cove Fort at the Millard County tourism site.
- Utah Forts: Cove Fort at Legends of America historic site.
- Cove Fort at Great Basin National Heritage Route website.
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. UT-57, "Cove Fort, State Routes 4 & 161, Kanosh, Millard County, UT", 7 photos, 5 measured drawings, 6 data pages