Image: Plaque on monument for 3rd and Tabernacle forts in Manti, Utah

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Description: Plaque on monument for 3rd and Tabernacle forts in Manti, Utah. Located in front of library on main street. Weather has faded the monument, and some of the text has been written over, but it reads Big Fort Erected 1854 By Mormon Pioneers Third fort built in Manti. Location: 9 blocks in center of city *Marker Location Construction: Rock, adobe, and mud-filled wood frame Walls: 12' high, 9' wide at base, 2' wide at top Protection of settlers livestock from Indian menace - Walker Indian War 1853–54 Jezrael Shomaker (sic), Mayor 1853 – 1855 In 1866 the Tabernacle Fort was constructed around this block.
Title: Plaque on monument for 3rd and Tabernacle forts in Manti, Utah
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