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Why was the Mormon fort made?

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9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) built many forts in the 1800's throughout the western United States. Forts were common throughout the west as a means of safety and protection from people, animals, and extreme weather. Remember that the west was "wild" and mostly lawless, full of warring native tribes and outlaws. Many of the cities in Utah began as forts or at least had forts as an emergency shelter for their residents.

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