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Pleasant Grove in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Old Pleasant Grove Fort

 
 
Old Pleasant Grove Fort Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018
1. Old Pleasant Grove Fort Marker
Inscription.
Fort Wall
N. W.
Corner

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
 
Location. 40° 21.901′ N, 111° 44.528′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Grove, Utah, in Utah County. It is at the intersection of North 100 West and 100 North, on the right when traveling north on North 100 West. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasant Grove UT 84062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front and in Greater Provo. It is also in the American Mountain West and on the 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 walking distance of this marker: Baxter Commercial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baxter Building / Firehouse (about 600 feet away); Star Saloon (about 600 feet away); Drugstore / Review Building (about 700
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feet away); Mason's Clothing Store / Clarks' Merchandise (about 700 feet away); Pioneer Relic Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Pioneer Flour Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Pleasant Grove City (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Grove.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
 
Old Pleasant Grove Fort Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018
2. Old Pleasant Grove Fort Marker
Old Pleasant Grove Fort Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018
3. Old Pleasant Grove Fort Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
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