slgwv's photos with the keyword: 2620

Ft. Churchill was built in the early 1860s to (a) intimidate Confederate sympathizers; and (b) intimidate the local Paiutes. It succeeded on both counts. The fort was abandoned by 1870 and sold for scrap. The timbers were salvaged, but the rest of the buildings, made of adobe, fell into ruin. These nondescript heaps of mud are the actual remains of the buildings--the well-defined "ruins" seen elsewhere are 1930s restorations! They meant well, I guess--