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Fort Douglas

Fort Douglas was established in October 1862, during the American Civil War, as a small military garrison about three miles east of , .
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Photo: Milonica, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: former fort in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
  • Also known as: “Fort Douglas (historic)” and “Fort Douglas, Utah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Douglas station and George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy Bridge.

Railway station
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is a light rail station named after the nearby Fort Douglas and on the campus of the University of Utah in , Utah, in the United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail system. is situated 1,300 feet west of Fort Douglas.

Bridge
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The is a pedestrian bridge on the University of Utah campus in , , United States. The bridge was complete in 2001. is situated 1,200 feet west of Fort Douglas.

Hospital
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The University of Utah Hospital is a research and teaching on the campus of the University of Utah in , Utah. It serves as a major regional referral center for and the surrounding states of , , , and . is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Fort Douglas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Federal Heights and Yalecrest.

Locality
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of . It is the county seat of , the most populous county in the state.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood located on the East Bench of . It runs south from Sunnyside Avenue to 1300 South and east from 1300 East to 1900 East.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah located two blocks east of . The area gets its name from the intersection of 900 South and 900 East. is situated 2 miles southwest of Fort Douglas.

Fort Douglas

Latitude
40.76531° or 40° 45′ 55″ north
Longitude
-111.83218° or 111° 49′ 56″ west
Elevation
4,898 feet (1,493 metres)
Open location code
85GCQ589+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33927866
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
5774912
Wiki­data ID
Q5471086
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Fort Douglas” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “道格拉斯堡”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دوجلاس”
  • French: “Camp Douglas”
  • French: “fort Douglas”
  • French: “Fort Douglas”
  • Japanese: “フォート・ダグラス”
  • Persian: “فورت داگلاس”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Douglas”. Photo: Milonica, CC BY-SA 3.0.