Fort Wall at American Fork

In 1852 Mormon pioneers who had settled on American Fork Creek received orders to build a fort for protection from Indians. Most cabins were moved into an enclosure 80 by 74 rods, covering 37 acres. By 1855 each of the families built a wall 12 by 6 feet across the rear of his lot, using clay poured into log forms. A tax was levied to erect a corral in the center of the fort with gates at the corners. The bell was on the first city hall and tolled for all meetings and curfew at nine.

American Fork, Utah · United States