Brigham City in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Call's Fort
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted
1. Call's Fort Marker
This monument marks the S.E. corner of fort built by Anson Call and associates in 1855 under direction of President Brigham Young as protection against Indians. The fort was the most northerly outpost in Utah. It was one hundred twenty feet square, with walls eight feet high and three feet thick, built of rock, part of which is in this monument. The circular stones were taken from one of the first burr flour mills built in northern Utah, in 1852, owned by Omer and Homer Call. The three Call brothers were early pioneers and builders of northern Utah.
Erected 1933 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and Members and Friends of the Call Family. (Marker Number 22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 41° 36.376′ N, 112° 3.526′ W. Marker is in Brigham City, Utah, in Box Elder County. It is on Highway 69, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley and in the West Desert. 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bear River City Fort (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bear River City (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bear River City Pioneers (approx. 3.4 miles away); Early Schools (approx. 3.7 miles away); In Honor of James Bridger (approx. 4.1 miles away); Corinne - Pioneer Railroad Town (approx. 4.6 miles away); Presbyterian Centennial (approx. 4.7 miles away); The First Weather Station in Utah (approx. 4.8 miles away).
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted
2. Call's Fort Marker
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025
3. Call's Fort Marker
Sculpture of Anson Call below marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,865 times since then and 164 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. 3. submitted on June 21, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
