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

Fort Duchesne

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

1. Fort Duchesne Marker

Inscription. August 20, 1888, two companies of Colored Infantry commanded by Major F. W. Benteen and four companies of infantry under Captain Duncan arrived at this site to control the activities of Indians. There were three bands of Utes-uncompahcres, Whiterivers and Uintahs. The troops hauled logs from nearby canyons, built living quarters, commissary, storehouses and hospital, thereby establishing Fort Duchesne. Abandoned in 1912, now headquarters for the Uintah Reservation.

Erected 1965 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 315.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1888.

Location. 40° 17.301′ N, 109° 51.536′ W. Marker is in Fort Duchesne, Utah, in Uintah County. It is on East 900 South, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7074 E 900 S, 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

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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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Duty - Honor - Country (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Robidoux (approx. 2 miles away); Roosevelt (approx. 7.4 miles away); First Post Office (approx. 8.7 miles away); The Uintah Valley Reservation / Initial Point of the Uintah Special Meridian / The Allotment Era (approx. 10.8 miles away); Myton (approx. 12½ miles away); The Bell of Neola (approx. 13½ miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

2. Fort Duchesne Marker

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 196 times since then and 51 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.