Cove Fort

For the fort in Ireland, see Cove Fort, County Cork.
Not to be confused with Coue Fort, a synonym of grape variety Chenin blanc.
Cove Fort
Front View
Cove Fort is located in Utah
Cove Fort
Cove Fort is located in the United States
Cove Fort
LocationMillard County, Utah, United States
Coordinates38°36′06″N 112°34′49″W / 38.60167°N 112.58028°W / 38.60167; -112.58028
Built1867
NRHP reference No.70000623[1]

Cove Fort is a fort, unincorporated community, and historical site located in Millard County, Utah. It was founded in 1867 by Ira Hinckley (the paternal grandfather of Gordon B. Hinckley) at the request of Brigham Young.[2] One of its distinctive features is the use of volcanic rock in the construction of the walls, rather than the wood used in many mid-19th-century western forts. This difference in construction is the reason it is one of very few forts of this period still surviving.[3]

Cove Fort is the closest named place to the western terminus of Interstate 70, resulting in Cove Fort being listed as a control city on freeway signs, though the fort itself is historical and has no permanent population.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "What to Expect When You Visit the Cove Fort Historic Site". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Cove Fort, Then and Now". history.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  4. ^ "Why Does I-70 End in Cove Fort, Utah? - Ask the Rambler - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration". Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Retrieved 2020-10-01.