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==History==
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[[Mormon]] [[missionaries]] led by [[William Bringhurst]] arrived on June 14, 1855 and selected a site, along one of the creeks that flowed from the [[Las Vegas Springs]], on which they would build the fort. The fort served as the midpoint on the trail between [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] and [[Los Angeles, California]].
The fort was surrounded by {{convert|14|ft|m|adj=on}} high [[adobe]] walls that extended for {{convert|150|ft|m}}. While called a fort, it was never home to any military troops but like many Mormon forts provided a defense for the local settlers against an Indian attack. As a result of the beginning of the [[Utah War]], the Mormons abandoned the fort.
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