Fort Buenaventura

Fort Buenaventura, situated in west Ogden, Utah, United States, was the principal perpetual Anglo settlement in the Great Basin. It was established in 1846 only east of the Weber River, west of flow downtown Ogden, Utah. The post and the encompassing area were purchased by the Mormon pilgrims in 1847 and renamed Brownsville at that point later Ogden. The arrive on which the real fortification stood is presently a Weber County stop.

Fortress Buenaventura was the main perpetual settlement by individuals of European plummet in the Great Basin. It was built up by the trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846 about a mile west-southwest of the present-day Ogden metropolitan building. The fortress was found east of the Weber River, at a twist in the waterway. The reason for the fortress was to fill in as an exchanging post for trappers and explorers.

The site of the first Fort Buenaventura is a recreation center involving 84 sections of land. At the point when made a recreation center, it was initially an Utah State Park, however is currently a Weber County stop. The stronghold has been reproduced as precisely as conceivable utilizing archeological proof and composed records. The recreation was finished utilizing development being used at the season of its unique development, mortise and join joints.