Fort Buenaventura
Fort Buenaventura, located in west Ogden, Utah, United States, was the first permanent Anglo settlement in the Great Basin. Built just east of the Weber River in 1846 by Miles Goodyear, the fort and its surrounding lands were purchased by Mormon settlers in 1847 and renamed Brownsville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ogden Central station and Ogden/Weber Municipal Building.
Ogden Central station
Railway station
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Ogden Central Station is a commuter rail train and bus station in Ogden, Utah, United States. It is served by the FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's commuter rail train, the Ogden Express, a UTA bus rapid transit service, as well as UTA local and commuter bus service, and Greyhound Lines long-distance bus service.
Ogden/Weber Municipal Building
Town hall
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The Ogden/Weber Municipal Building, at 2541 Washington Blvd. in Ogden, Utah, was built in 1938–1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Ogden Utah Temple
Church
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The Ogden Utah Temple is the sixteenth constructed and fourteenth operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Ogden, Utah, it was originally built with a modern, single-spire design, similar to the Provo Utah Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogden and South Ogden.
Ogden
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Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, located approximately 10 miles east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles north of Salt Lake City.
South Ogden
Town
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South Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States with 17,199 residents. The population was 17,488 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current mayor is Russell L. Porter. South Ogden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fort Buenaventura.
Riverdale
Village
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Riverdale is a city in southern Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 9,343 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Riverdale is situated 3 miles south of Fort Buenaventura.
Fort Buenaventura
- Type: Park
- Description: human settlement in Ogden, Utah, United States
- Categories: human settlement and state park
- Location: Weber, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Fort Buenaventura” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Buenaventura State Park”
- Dutch: “Fort Buenaventura”
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