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Show Clark Lane Historic District. M ormon commundles to wall themselves Ifl as a prot«ove measure The site for the fort was selected someume pnor to September. 1853. perhaps Ifl conjuncbon WIth the t :own survey After beglfl1ltn& conscrucbon WIth stone . It was L n. luded that the planned. the fort be enclosed Iflstead by a mud wall As ongu • mud wall was to be ten feet lugh. four reet cluek .t the bon om. and two and a half feet at the top It was te. enek·,. a (tty plvt two blocks east and we st by ab out SIX bloc ks w.rth aud south These O!lg)llal plans were altered to tnclude three and d haft blocks on the western extensIOn of the bench. creabng an "L" shaped enclosure .n.. . ~--~ Wtthtn clus weseem extension ofdle fort. Eaa T and Mary S C1ark bad ak"eady beguD laymg the foundation for the seIIIeuIID of the" farruly It IS bk.ely thai tIllS lftIIaIl exteOSlon of the fort was eacourased II,a ark Regardless ofhls VIeW CD die ~ was no doubt JDImlately 1DV0lved D !be process to extend the fort smce t. ~- j'iRF.:CH 23, 2UOO 3 |
