Cedar Fort

Cedar Fort (1852-1872) - A Mormon settler fortification first established in 1852 during the Walker Indian War (1854-1855) era. Located in the town of Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah. Probably abandoned as a fortification after the end of the Ute Black Hawk War (1865-1872). Cedar Fort Wall. History Established in 1852 at the request of Brigham Young. The new Fort was to protect the town against hostile Indian attacks before and during the Walker Indian War (1853-1854). The initial fortification was built of cedar logs and was temporarily abandoned several times. The Fort was rebuilt in 1855 with a protective masonry wall 133 feet square. The wall was built ten feet high and four feet thick of stone and adobe. The fort was raided by soldiers from the nearby U.S. Army's Camp Floyd in 1858 in revenge of the killing of a sergeant from Camp Floyd. Briefly garrisoned by Army troops in 1863 Probably abandoned as a fortification in 1874 after the end of the Ute Black Hawk War (1865-1872). Current Status No marker could be found but remains were found of the masonry wall. Location: Cedar, Utah County, Utah. Maps & Images Lat: 40.32700 Long: -112.10729 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 5,125' See Also: Camp Floyd Ute Black Hawk War (1865-1872) Walker Indian War (1854-1855) 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, 785. Links: North American Forts - Cedar Fort Now & Then: Utah's Present History Visited: 12 Oct 2018