Cove Fort, Utah
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Cove Fort, Utah is a historic 19th-century way station and fort in southwestern Utah that served travelers and mail routes along the Mormon Corridor.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fort
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ way station ⓘ |
| constructedBy | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedIn | 1867 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic museum site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ira Hinckley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterialProperty | more durable than typical wooden forts of the era ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
black volcanic rock
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastion-like corners
ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ enclosed stone walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
mail station
ⓘ
stagecoach stop ⓘ telegraph station ⓘ way station for travelers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
19th-century transportation history
ⓘ
Mormon pioneer history ⓘ mail and telegraph routes in the American West ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Millard County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Utah ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beaver, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fillmore, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mormon Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cove Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearWatercourse | Cove Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mormon Corridor historic network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | late 19th century ⓘ |
| restoredBy | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| servedRoute |
Mormon Corridor routes
ⓘ
Salt Lake City–St. George route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Latter-day Saint pioneers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mail carriers ⓘ stagecoach lines ⓘ telegraph operators ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.