Cove Fort Historic Site

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In Utah, United States

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Do you ever need a break from driving to southern Utah?

The early settlers of central Utah did, too.

Cove Fort was built in 1867 as a stop-over point between the cities of Fillmore, the First State Capitol, and Beaver, a city 60 miles to the south. The journey usually took a couple of days. The fort provided a place of safety, water, and feed for their livestock.

The fort walls are 100 feet on each side, 18 feet high and consist of locally quarried limestone and volcanic rock. Inside, 12 rooms were built and are now furnished with artifacts and other pieces of the period.

Today, the fort is located just off the Junction of I-15 and I-70.

Free guided tours, picnic areas and restrooms are available. Also while here, check out the nearby "Old Cove Fort Cache" just over a mile up the road.

In order to verify your visit:
You will need to email me the text of the inscription in the stone over the main entrance to the fort.
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Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

Whfg sbyybj gur fvtaf gb Uvfgbevp Pbir Sbeg. (Decrypted Hints)

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November 10 by dodgerboy (2830 found) Forgot about this one we got on our way from Las Vegas to Nampa, ID (I was bound to miss one or two along such a long trip!).....e-mail on the way [view this log]

November 6 by the greenskeeper (375 found) Wonderful cache. Took the tour and had a great time. Thanks for the cache. Answer on the way. [view this log]

November 4 by 3535 (305 found) Cove Creek Ranch Fort Erected 1867. Thanks had a nice tour 3535 R & S [view this log]

October 30 by 2fun4u (1505 found) Just passing through on our way to southern CA to visit family. tftc [view this log]

October 20 by Blue Max (608 found) The guided tour is manditory, and there is no parking close to the site. I have been here when the site was not under watchdog care. There are a lot of things I didn't like about this cache, advise all to review the Geocachers Creed. Private Property is Private Property. TFTC ..... sort of [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 7:59:21 AM
Last Updated: 11/19/2009 5:48:58 AM
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