Heber City in Summit County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Rhoades Valley Fort

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 19, 2025

1. Rhoades Valley Fort Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1866-67 for protection against hostile Indians. Was 30 rods square with walls 16 feet high built of logs that formed the back walls of the houses, with gates in the east and west walls. There were about 47 families who lived in this fort from the time of its erection until it was abandoned about 1870. The town of Kamas (Rhoades Valley) was surveyed and divided into lots 1869-70.

Erected 1937 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 40° 38.577′ N, 111° 16.959′ W. Marker is in Heber City, Utah, in Summit County. It is at the intersection of West Center Street and S 100 W, on the right when traveling east on West Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 91 W Center Street, Kamas UT 84036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Mountains,

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Settler of Kamas (approx. 0.3 miles away); Francis (approx. 2.2 miles away); Indian Trail (approx. 5 miles away); The Promise of Peoa (approx. 6½ miles away); Fort Sage Bottom (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Old Fort (approx. 11.2 miles away); Robert and Anna Josephine Peterson Duke Home (approx. 11.2 miles away); George & Elizabeth White Blackley Home (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Heber City.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 19, 2025

2. Rhoades Valley Fort Marker

(to the left of the door)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.