Fort Duchesne in Uintah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Fort Robidoux

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

1. Fort Robidoux Marker

Inscription. The first yearlong abode of white men in what is now Utah, was Antoine Robidoux's Indian and fur trading post (Fort Wintey or Uintah), which was built 8 miles north of here in 1832. It was on the trail from Taos, New Mexico to the Pacific northwest, and from Utah Lake to the Platte River region. Many trappers traded and wintered here. Several distinguished travelers sojourned here, including Kit Carson, Joseph Williams, Rufus B. Sage, Marcus Whitman, A.L. Lovejoy and John C. Fremont. All prior to the burning of the post by Indians in 1844.

Erected 1937 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, Uintah Basin Industrial Conference, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 75.)

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, and the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 40° 18.099′ N, 109° 53.546′ W. Marker is in Fort Duchesne, Utah, in Uintah County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 191 and

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White Rocks Highway, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 191. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5780 US-191, Fort Duchesne UT 84026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Basin.

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 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Duty - Honor - Country (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Duchesne (approx. 2 miles away); Roosevelt (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Post Office (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Uintah Valley Reservation / Initial Point of the Uintah Special Meridian / The Allotment Era (approx. 9.4 miles away); Myton (approx. 11.6 miles away); The Bell of Neola (approx. 11.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Fort Robidoux (Wikipedia). Overview:

Fort Robidoux (or Rubidoux), also known as Fort Uintah
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

2. Fort Robidoux Marker
and Fort Wintya, was a fur trading post at the junction of the Uinta River and Whiterocks River in the Uinta Basin of what is today Uintah County, Northeastern Utah. Fort Robidoux was founded in 1832 after Antoine Robidoux bought the Reed Trading Post that had been in operation there since 1828.

(Submitted on July 3, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.