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mcbooki058p032: Fort Cameron (cont.), Founding and History of Adamsville
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| Identifier | mcbooki058p032 |
| Title | mcbooki058p032: Fort Cameron (cont.), Founding and History of Adamsville |
| Subject | Beaver County, Utah--History
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| Description | expired, they married and established themselves in our midst as private citizens.
In April, 1883, due to the long distance of hauling provisions and supplies, the camp was disbanded and the troops moved to Fort Douglas at Salt Lake.
In October, 1882, General Phil Sheridan, distinguished general of Civil War fame, made a tour of inspection of Fort Cameron. This visit determined the fate of the barracks at Beaver.
One event which transpired while the soldiers were here was the trial and conviction of John D. Lee. A company of soldiers escorted him to Mountain Meadows, where the crime was committed, and where the execution took place.
After Fort Cameron was abandoned, John R. Murdock and committee assumed the responsibility of disposing of the furnishings, provisions and etc. They were sold to the citizens at a very low price. For some time after the soldiers left, the grounds were kept in repair by James Valentine Sr. and T. J. Sly. This continued until John R. Murdock and Philo T. Farnsworth purchased the land.
FOUNDING AND HISTORY OF ADAMSVILLE
Adamsville is a little village situated about nine miles west of Beaver. It is located on the right bank of the Beaver River adjacent to Highway 21.
It was first settled in the spring of 1862, by David B. Adams and three other families who built houses and commenced farming. Soon other settlers arrived from Iron County, Garfield and Sevier Counties, from whence they had been forced to leave on account of Indian trouble. The population was increased by the families of James Simpkins, J. Baker, Joseph H. Joseph, Thomas Gunn,
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| Source | Monuments to Courage, A History of Beaver County
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| Date.Digital | 2004-07 |
| Date.Original | 1948 |
| Type | image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Owning Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher.Digital | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University |
| Publisher.Original | Beaver County Chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/murdock.html |
| Rights | Digital image c2004 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| Scanned by | Harmon, Merinda |
| Cataloged by | Dillard, Philip |
| CONTENTdm file name | 6357221972004_5617161972004mcbooki058p032.jpg |
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