Fort Cameron

Established as the post of Beaver on May 15, 1872, by the 8th U.S. Infantry under Major John D. Wilkins, the military reservation was declared on May 12, 1873, and comprised two and two-thirds square miles. Its name was changed on July 1, 1874, to Fort Cameron in honor of Colonel James Cameron, who fell at Bull Run on July 21, 1861. The post was abandoned on May 1, 1883, and the improvements were sold to John R. Murdock and Philo T. Farnsworth. The L.D.S. Church later conducted the Beaver Branch of the Brigham Young Academy there from 1898 to 1922.

Beaver, Utah · United States