Fort Douglas

Nonfiction, History, Military, Pictorial, Travel, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest, United States
Cover of the book Fort Douglas by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum ISBN: 9781439623343
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: November 16, 2009
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
ISBN: 9781439623343
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: November 16, 2009
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
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 it was during its heyday of the 38th Infantry is gone, but the parade ground and Gothic sandstone homes of Officers Circle, shaded by trees planted long ago, still remain at Fort Douglas. The horses have disappeared and the "old soldiers have faded away," but the stable and red-brick barracks also remain. A few old-timers still enjoy a stroll around the parade ground, listening for the canyon breeze ruffling through the trees that echo faintly the calls of yesteryear.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
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 it was during its heyday of the 38th Infantry is gone, but the parade ground and Gothic sandstone homes of Officers Circle, shaded by trees planted long ago, still remain at Fort Douglas. The horses have disappeared and the "old soldiers have faded away," but the stable and red-brick barracks also remain. A few old-timers still enjoy a stroll around the parade ground, listening for the canyon breeze ruffling through the trees that echo faintly the calls of yesteryear.

More books from Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Cover of the book Fire Island Lighthouse by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book University of Wisconsin Basketball by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Lost Attractions of Alabama by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Angels Camp and Copperopolis by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book The Rise of Asheville: An Exceptional History of Community Building by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Gardena Poker Clubs by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Pleasure Island by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Racine's Horlick Athletic Field by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book New Mexico Book of the Undead by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Allen College by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book High Peaks by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Kansas Forts & Bases by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
Cover of the book Haunted Springfield, Missouri by Louwane Vansoolen, Fort Douglas Military Museum
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy