Fort Douglas

by Fort Douglas Military Museum, Louwane Vansoolen, Louwane Vansoolen

Book Overview

On October 26, 1862, Col. Edward P. Connor and the 3rd California Volunteers set up Camp Douglas for the purpose of protecting the overland mail and telegraph routes between Nevada and Wyoming. This began a long history of a U.S. military presence in the Salt Lake Valley Mormon community. Although the camp closed on October 26, 1991, the U.S. military still has a presence today on the east bench of Salt Lake City known as Fort Douglas. The base as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738571113
• ISBN13: 9780738571119
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"