Wednesday, January 9, 2013



Crowley Hall at 37 Harrisville Road was converted into a meetinghouse for the Lynne Ward (photo is of Mound Fort Ward which looked the same).

Source:  http://binghamsfort.org/



"Because of bloody Indian uprisings in central Utah,  Brigham Young advised the settlers in Weber County in July of 1853 to “fort up” as a precaution and for protection.  There had been no violence in Weber County between the Indians and the settlers, but the Indians caused a great loss to the settlers by theft and fence burning, etc.  Farr’s Fort was abandoned at this time, and Mound Fort and Bingham’s Fort began.  Bingham’s Fort was located by a committee that included Isaac Newton Goodale who recorded the following in his journal:

July 30, 1853-Sunday: We had orders to fort up from B Young Aug.1,1853-Went over to Ogden City to see about forting up.  We agreed to fort up.  I was chosen one of the committee for locating the fort, which we located this day.
Aug.19,1853-The brethren commenced to move in. Aug.20, 1853- We commenced to haul in grain. Aug. 21, 1853-Sunday the 21 we was moving in. At five o’clock we held a meeting on our business concerning herding and other matters.  I was chosen commander of the fort.

Source:  http://binghamsfort.org/

Mound Fort was not as large as Brigham Fort, which claimed to have about 500 - 600 inhabitants.  

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