Many forts were build around Utah and neighboring states in an attempt to prevent attacks from the natives, most were never needed but it’s always been fascinating to me to see where they were, how big they were and more.
This page is to link out to each of them I’ve documented.
Forts in Utah
- Fort Alma (Monroe)
- American Fork Fort
- Bear River Camp (near Randolph)
- Bingham’s Fort (Ogden)
- Box Elder Fort
- Brown’s Fort (Ogden)
- Fort Buenaventura (Ogden)
- Fort Cameron (Beaver)
- Big Cottonwood Creek Fort
- Bluff Fort
- Carson’s Fort (Camp Floyd)
- Fort Cedar (Cedar City)
- Cedar Springs Fort (Holden)
- Cove Fort
- Fort Deseret (Delta-ish)
- Fort Douglas
- Draper Fort
- Fortifying Echo Canyon
- English Fort (Taylorsville)
- Fairview Fort
- Farr’s Fort (Ogden)
- Fillmore Fort
- Hamilton Fort (Cedar City)
- Fort Harmony (New Harmony)
- Heber City Fort
- Hoytsville Fort
- Huntsville Fort
- Fort Ephraim
- Farr’s Fort (Ogden)
- Johnson’s Fort (Enoch)
- Johnston’s Fort (Camp Floyd)
- Fort Kanab
- Fort Kanarra
- Kingston Fort (Ogden)
- Lake Shore Fort
- Layton’s Little Fort
- Lehi Fort
- Manti Forts
- Midway Fort
- Moroni Fort
- Mound Fort (Ogden)
- Mt. Pleasant Fort
- Fort Mountainville
- Salt Creek Fort (Nephi)
- North Fort (First in Salt Lake City)
- North Ogden Fort
- North Willow Creek Fort (Willard)
- Ogden Fort
- Ogden’s Forts
- Fort Omni (Richfield)
- Palmyra Fort
- Panguitch Fort
- Paragonah Fort
- Parowan Adobe Fort
- Payson Fort
- Pleasant Grove Fort
- Pond Town Fort (Salem)
- Richmond Fort
- Rhoades Valley Fort (Kamas)
- Fort Sage Bottom (Peoa)
- Salina Fort
- South Fort (built onto the side side of the first fort in SLC)
- Springville Fort
- Fort St. Luke (Spanish Fork)
- Uinta Fort (Ogden)
- Union Fort (Midvale)
- Fort Utah (Provo)
- Wallsburg Fort
- Wight’s Fort
- Fort Willden (Near Cove Fort)
Forts in Idaho
Forts in Nevada
Forts in Wyoming