Brigham City in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Davis Fort-Built 1851

— Brigham City Historic Tour —

Photographed By Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2023

1. The Davis Fort-Built 1851 Marker

Inscription.
Soon after the first white families settled at Box Elder, they built a temporary fort to protect themselves from Shoshone Indian attacks.

The Davis Fort was named after their leader, William Davis and consisted of a row of simple log cabins. The people moved out of the fort in the spring of 1852.

This sign has been funded by a grant from the Division of State History with matching funds provided by the Sons of Utah Pioneers, Box Elder Chapter.

Erected by Brigham City. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 41° 31.489′ N, 112° 1.317′ W. Marker is in Brigham City, Utah, in Box Elder County. Marker is at the intersection of 400 West 700 North and 400 W 700 N, on the right when traveling east on 400 West 700 North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 385 W 700 N, Brigham City UT 84302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Box Elder Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brigham City Co-Op (approx. one mile away); A Pioneer Home (approx. one mile away);

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Erected in Honor of Brigham Young (approx. one mile away); Brigham City Co-op Store (approx. one mile away); Brigham City Fire Station/City Hall (approx. one mile away); Union Pacific Depot-Built 1907 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Brigham City Relief Society Granary (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brigham City.

Also see . . . The Davis Fort (Jacob Barlow). (Submitted on February 7, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on February 6, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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