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.
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- …lies at an elevation of 4,321 feet (1,317 metres)
- Description: human settlement in Ogden, Utah, United States
Places of Interest
Highlights include Union Station and Ogden/Weber Municipal Building.
Union Station
Railway station
Union Station, also known as Ogden Union Station…
Ogden/Weber Municipal Building
Town hall
Ntsimp, Public domain.
The Ogden/Weber Municipal Building, at 2541 Washington Blvd. in Ogden, Utah, was built in 1938–1940.
Ogden Utah Temple
Church
Ntsimp, Public domain.
The Ogden Utah Temple is the sixteenth constructed and…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogden and South Ogden.
South Ogden
Town
Ntsimp, Public domain.
South Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States with 17,199 residents. South Ogden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fort Buenaventura.
Riverdale
Village
Ntsimp, Public domain.
Riverdale is a city in southern Weber County, Utah, United States. Riverdale is situated 3 miles south of Fort Buenaventura.
Fort Buenaventura
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Latitude
41.22189° or 41° 13′ 19″ north
Longitude
-111.98939° or 111° 59′ 22″ west
Open location code
85HC62C6+Q6
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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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