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Cove Fort

🇺🇸 United States · 19th century

Cove Fort in the United States
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Cove Fort is a fort, unincorporated community, and historical site located in Millard County, Utah. It was founded in 1867 by Ira Hinckley at the request of Brigham Young. 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.

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.

Text adapted from “Cove Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cove Fort ranks #3,766 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #78 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded 1867, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 496 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cove Fort?

Cove Fort stands in the United States, at 38.60092°, -112.58255°.

When was Cove Fort built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1867. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Cove Fort?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,766 of 7,044 worldwide, and #78 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Cove Fort?

Fort Bridger, about 355 km away.

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