Fort Harmony, Utah
Fort Harmony, Utah was an early settlement in Washington County, Utah. It was founded in 1852. Among the settlers there was John D. Lee. It was also the original headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's Southern Indian Mission.
Settlers were driven from Fort Harmony when the fort had to be abandoned after most of its adobe walls were washed away after the month long rains during the Great Flood of 1862. New Harmony and Kanarraville, in Iron County were the settlements created by refugees from this disaster later in 1862.[1]:174
References
- Ronald W. Walker, Glen M. Leonard and Richard E. Turley, Jr., Massacre at Mountain Meadows. (New York:Oxford University Press, 2008) p. 55, 67.
External links
- "Old Fort Harmony (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
Coordinates: 37°28′50″N 113°14′36″W / 37.48056°N 113.24333°W
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