Fort Douglas Miltary Museum

The U.S. Army built Camp Douglas on this bench above Salt Lake City in 1862 for two reasons: to guard the overland mail and telegraph, and to keep a federal eye on Brigham Young's Utah during the Civil War. It grew into Fort Douglas, a permanent post that sent soldiers to the nation's wars for the next century, and it is now a National Historic Landmark. The military museum here tells that long story — of the fort, its garrisons, and Utah's part in America's conflicts — on grounds the University of Utah has since grown around.

What the plaque says

Fort Douglas has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1970 National Park Service United States Department Of Interior

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Red Butte Garden — 0.4 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 0.6 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• This Is The Place Heritage Park — 1.3 mi
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 2.4 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood

More markers nearby

• Women's Service Memorial — steps away
• Utah Fallen Warrior Memorial — steps away
• Patrick Edward Connor Monument — steps away
• Stilwell Field Monument — steps away