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Monroe in Sevier County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867

 
 
Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014
1. Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867 Marker
Inscription.
Pioneers and Families who lived in
Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867
Major Allred, Parley Allred, Wiley Allred, Andrew Anderson, Israel Bale, Benjamin Barney, Walter Barney, Joseph Besswick, George Blacket, John W. Bohman, Thomas Broadbent, John Caldwell, Christian Christensen, Christian Christensen Jr., George Crowther, Benjamin Davis, Richard Davis, Edward Duffin, John Edmonds, Henry Gifford, Moses Gifford, David Gifford, Andrew Hendrickson, Joseph Howe, Joseph Howe, widower, Thomas Hunt, Augustus Johnson, Walter Jones, John Knighton, Henry Lamb, John McPhearson, Knute Mortensen, Jeppa Nielson, Frederick Olsen, Andrew Rasmussen, Anthon Robinson, George Robinson, James Sims, Matthew St. Clair, Niels Sorenson, Elisha Stevens, James Stevens, John Swain, George Swindle, Adolph Thompson, George D. Wilson, Wm. Zabriskie.

Small plaque below
Additional names John J. Davis, Thomas Davis, Michael Johnson
 
Erected 1937 by Camp Alma, Sevier County Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 21.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list.
 
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38° 38.133′ N, 112° 7.429′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Utah, in Sevier County. It is at the intersection of West 200 North and North 100 West, on the right when traveling west on West 200 North. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monroe UT 84754, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Alma Relic Hall (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elsinore (approx. 3.7 miles away); Our Town ~ Old Inverury (approx. 4.9 miles away); Trader and Explorer Trails (approx. 4.9 miles away); Town of Joseph and Pioneer Log Cabin (approx. 5 miles away); Settlement of Annabella (approx. 6 miles away); Hit the Trail! (approx. 7.9 miles away); Explore the Old Spanish Trail (approx. 7.9 miles away).
 
Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014
2. Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867 Marker
Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 29, 2018
3. Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.   3. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 17, 2026