Richmond Fort
In July 1859 under the leadership of John
Bair, (interpreter and guide) sixteen families
settled here, built log cabins and dugouts
between City Creek and Brower Springs. The
following spring other families arrived and
a permanent fort was built for protection
against Indians. The fort consisted of two
rows of houses running east and west fac-
ing each other, with corrals and sheds for
livestock back of the homes. This monument,
built in honor of the pioneers of 1859 and
1860, marks the southwest corner of the fort
which ran 3000 feet east by 465 feet north.
