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=== Forts === | === Forts === | ||
The forts were built as protection from the Indians, then as a place to house the troops sent to put down the rebellion of the Mormons. These forts and camps are listed in alphabetical order by place, disregarding the words "fort" or "camp". | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Grove,_Utah Fort at Battle Creek] — During the Walker Indian War in the 1850s, citizens of what is now Pleasant Grove, Utah Valley, built a fort with walls two or three feet thick and six feet tall that occupied an area the size of sixteen city blocks. The settlers in the area at the time built homes inside the fort. The town was previously called Battle Creek after a battle which took place there in 1849 between Mormon settllers and a small band of Ute Indians. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Grove,_Utah Fort at Battle Creek] — During the Walker Indian War in the 1850s, citizens of what is now Pleasant Grove, Utah Valley, built a fort with walls two or three feet thick and six feet tall that occupied an area the size of sixteen city blocks. The settlers in the area at the time built homes inside the fort. The town was previously called Battle Creek after a battle which took place there in 1849 between Mormon settllers and a small band of Ute Indians. | ||