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Fort Douglas Military Museum

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Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Fort Douglas Military Museum
Phone:
+1 801-581-1251

Hours:
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday12pm - 5pm
Wednesday12pm - 5pm
Thursday12pm - 5pm
Friday12pm - 5pm
Saturday12pm - 5pm


Camp Douglas was established in October 1862, during the American Civil War, as a small military garrison about three miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah, to protect the overland mail route and telegraph lines along the Central Overland Route. In 1878, the post was renamed Fort Douglas. It was officially closed in 1991 pursuant to BRAC action and most of the buildings were turned over to the University of Utah. A small section of the original fort is still used by the U.S. Army Reserve and includes the Fort Douglas Military Museum. The fort was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975, for its role in the Civil War and in furthering the settlement of Utah.
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