Richmond Fort plot map. 1860.

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Richmond Fort plot map. 1860.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/426064443

This map is a miniature sketch of a plat for the Richmond Fort, drawn by Henry Standage in 1860. The sketch shows a court several rods wide in the center of the front, with a row of log houses built close together on both sides, indicated by numbers. The court extended east and west with a street two-rods wide entering the east and west ends. First, the court, then the water ditch, a small walk in front of the log houses, then in back of the houses was a street fiour-rods wide. Beyond this extended the corrals, the hay ricks or stackyards, and the gardens. A street surrounded the fort as well. The sheet is signed by Anna S. Merrill in the lower right corner.

1 map ; 61 x 49 cm.

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7451081

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Standage, Henry, 1818-1899

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Henry Standage was a private in the 5th Company of the U.S. Mormon Battalion that was formed in 1846 to assist the U.S. Army in the Mexican War. 500 Mormons were enlisted for this purpose, encouraged to join by the president of their church, Brigham Young. This group made the longest infantry march in history, consisting of 2,000 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego, California (March 20, 1846 - January 29, 1847). Along with 500 men, there were 16 families, including about 50 children an...

Merrill, Anna Darby

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Richmond, Utah, was first settled in 1859. In 1860, the LDS Church president Brigham Young told the settlers to move their houses closer together and build a fort for better protection from the Indians. Richmond residents built the fort on what is now Center Street. From the description of Richmond Fort plot map. 1860. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 426064443 ...