Richmond in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Richmond Fort

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 21, 2017

1. Richmond Fort Marker

Inscription. In July 1859 under the leadership of John Bair, (interpreter and guide) sixteen families settled here, built log cabins and dugouts between City Creek and Brower Springs. The following Spring other families arrived and a permanent fort was built for protection against Indians. The fort consisted of two rows of houses running east and west facing each other, with corrals and sheds for livestock back of the homes. This monument, built in honor of the pioneers of 1859 and 1860, marks the southwest corner of the fort which ran 3000 feet east by 465 feet north,

Erected 1936 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, James Hendricks Camp. (Marker Number 15.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1859.

Location. 41° 55.318′ N, 111° 48.841′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Utah, in Cache County. It is on South 200 West (U.S. 91 at milepost 40) near West Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 58 South 200 West, Richmond UT 84333, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Freedom Is Not Free" (approx. ¼ mile away); Richmond City School Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away); S. Milton and Alba C. Webb House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lewiston Pioneers (approx. 4.4 miles away); Corn Sheller (approx. 5.7 miles away); Pioneer Home and Granary (approx. 5.7 miles away); Wood Stave Water Pipe (approx. 5.7 miles away); Smithfield Tabernacle (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 21, 2017

2. Richmond Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.