Near Spanish Fork in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Lake Shore Fort

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 1, 2018

1. Lake Shore Fort Marker

Inscription. In 1862 a fort was erected one mile and a quarter north from this spot, on the west bank of the Spanish Fork River. It was a square and covered one acre of ground. The walls were four feet thick at the base and tapered to about two and a half feet at the top. It was nine feet high with a port hole in each corner. The first served as a resting place for travelers and a refuge from the Indians. In later years Thomas Draper made a dug-out inside the fort and lived there with his family.

Erected 1955 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lake Shore Camp. (Marker Number 221.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 40° 6.893′ N, 111° 41.956′ W. Marker is near Spanish Fork, Utah, in Utah County. It is on West 6400 South one mile west of South 1050 West, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spanish Fork UT 84660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch

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and in Greater Provo.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Palmyra (approx. ¾ mile away); Fort Palmyra (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Spanish Fork Indian Farm Reservation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Leland (approx. 1½ miles away); Palmyra’s Early Buildings (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Academy (approx. 2.2 miles away); Escalante (approx. 2.4 miles away); Old Fort (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spanish Fork.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 1, 2018

2. Lake Shore Fort Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 1, 2018

3. Lake Shore Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.