Ogden in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Fort Buenaventura (1845)

Browns's Fort (1850)

Fort Buenaventura Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jacob Oscarson, April 17, 2021

1. Fort Buenaventura Marker

Inscription. Miles Goodyear, born in Connecticut in 1817, migrated at age 19 to the west during the era of the fur traders. In 1845 he established Fort Buenaventura (Good Adventure) near the confluence of the Weber and Ogden Rivers. His stockade included a few log houses as well as a herd of cattle, horses, and goats, and a garden. The exact spot is marked today a reproduction.

In 1847 Captain James Brown, a member of the “Mormon Battalion”, bought the property from Miles Goodyear, who eventually ended up in the California gold fields. Subsequent flooding necessitated relocating and constructing a new facility known as Brown’s Fort, south and east to a site at approximately 29th Street in the railroad yards. One of the Goodyear cabins was saved and ultimately moved to the Daughter of Utah Pioneer’s Museum site on Ogden’s Tabernacle Square, where it has been restored. The cabin is known as the oldest permanent residence in Utah.

The City that grew from this settlement was later named “Ogden” in honor of Peter Skene Ogden, who had trapped fur in the area.

Erected 1998 by Weber County Heritage Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles •

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Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 41° 12.89′ N, 111° 59.39′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It can be reached from A Avenue. Marker is located directly in front of the Fort Buenaventura replica. The replica is 400 feet west of the parking lot at Fort Buenaventura Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2450 A Avenue, Ogden UT 84401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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 walking distance of this marker: Miles M. Goodyear Letter (within shouting distance of this marker); Miles Goodyear (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); David & Charilla Browning (about 500 feet away); Union Pacific Wrecking Derrick #X-250 (approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S.A.F. Locomotive #7277 100-ton Switch Engine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Pacific Caboose #25766

Interior of Fort Buenaventura Replica image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jacob Oscarson, April 17, 2021

2. Interior of Fort Buenaventura Replica

(approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S. Army Locomotive #1216 44-ton Switch Engine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Pacific Railway Post Office Car (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogden.

Fort Buenaventura replica image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jacob Oscarson, April 17, 2021

3. Fort Buenaventura replica

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2021, by Jacob Oscarson of Salt Lake City, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,410 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2021, by Jacob Oscarson of Salt Lake City, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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