The Co-op Store

The community's co-op store stood in the northeast corner of the fort. As a cooperative venture that provided a means for buying, selling, and trading, it became very successful. Navajos and Utes also frequented the store, trading wool, pelts, and woven goods. Near the turn of the century, the log structure was replaced with a two-story building, and the upper floor of the new store served as the community's dance hall. In 1925, a bank robber known as Fred Starr used too many sticks of dynamite while attempting to open the safe, causing the destruction of both the co-op and Fred Starr.

Bluff, Utah · United States