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126 o r some o th e r k in d o f o u tb u ild in g . Log c a b in s w ith d i r t r o o f s s t i l l s u r v iv e i n some i s o l a t e d Mormon co m m u n itie s, e s p e c i a l l y i n Id a h o , and a r e f r e q u e n t ly found a s h o r t d i s ­ ta n c e from an o c c u p ie d h o u se . The Mormon F o r t a s Tem porary H ousing The v a rio u s f o r t s b u i l t on th e A m erican f r o n t i e r d u rin g th e n in e te e n th c e n tu r y s e rv e d a v a r i e t y o f p u rp o s e s . Some were m i l i t a r y p o s ts and h o u sed o n ly s o l d i e r s , o th e r s s e r v e d a s way s t a t i o n s f o r w eary t r a v e l e r s and m ig r a n ts , w h ile s t i l l o th e r s s e r v e d th e i n t e r e s t s o f f u r t r a p p e r s o r m is s i o n a r i e s . Such f o r t s , e x c e p t th e m i l i t a r y p o s t s , were p r i v a t e l y owned and f u n c tio n e d , a t l e a s t in p a r t , a s b u s i ­ n e ss e s ta b lis h m e n ts o r m is s io n s . Mormon f o r t s , how ever, d i f f e r e d from o th e r f o r t s i n c o n c e p t, form , and f u n c tio n . No Mormon f o r t was e v e r e s t a b l i s h e d a s a m is s io n r e s id e n c e o r a s a b u s in e s s e s ta b lis h m e n t o f any k in d , and r a r e l y d id one s e r v e a s a haven f o r a w a y fa re r t r a v e l i n g th ro u g h Utah T e rrito ry . Mormon f o r t s w ere r e s i d e n t i a l communes con­ s t r u c t e d i n a manner t h a t a f f o r d e d p r o t e c t i o n from h o s t i l e I n d ia n s . The Mormon p io n e e r was n o t p r o t e c t i n g th e rem o te t e r r i t o r i a l c la im s o f h i s governm ent a s was th e s o l d i e r ; he was d e fe n d in g h is own fa m ily , home, and p r o p e r ty . As su c h , th e Mormon f o r t m ust be d is c u s s e d i n t h i s s tu d y a s a ty p e o f h o u sin g and a ty p e of s e t t l e m e n t . I t i s e s p e c ia lly ^Cove F o rt i n B eaver C ounty, U tah , s e r v e d , i n p a r t , a s a way s t a t i o n f o r t r a v e l e r s . Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.