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Fort Douglas Founders Day 2024
Fort Douglas Founders Day
October 26, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
On October 26, 1862, Colonel Patrick E. Connor established Camp Douglas (later Fort Douglas) outside Salt Lake City. Join the Fort Douglas Museum, the University of Utah, and the Utah State Historic Preservation Office as we celebrate 162 years of military history!
The day’s program is below. Please note that some events will require prior registration, space is limited for these events so register early!
Kick-Off Event
9am-910am: Welcome to Fort Douglas Military Museum
910-920am: General Fuellenbach Remarks
920am-935: Overview of Fort Douglas History & Founder’s Day
935am-950am: Speaker TBD, Northwestern Band of Shoshone
950am-1000am: Concluding Remarks
Registration-Only Events
10-1130am: Archaeology Walking Tour
1pm-3pm: Architecture Walking Tour
1pm-230pm: UoU Only Archaeology Walking Tour
3pm-4pm: Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail (hosted by Sema Hadithi)
Non-Registration Events:
10am-4pm: Museum Hours
10am-2pm: Building 55 Open House (Hosted by Preservation Utah) 10am-2pm
