| Show Nwwm---m on the canyon road Pioneer records relate thatwool rag burning inpan of oil supplied light for the night workmen James Farmer wrote of his building assignment have 33 feet seven feet high to build on the Big Fort Soren Peter Jensen wrote Ephraim was thenfort in which we all lived The Little Fort was where the Bishopbarn is The Big Fort started at Hansencorner went one and one-half blocks north west to Main Street south one and one-half blocks and east toN HansenCorner A photograph inscription states Early home of James Hansen Sr Built on souteast corner of Fort Ephraim present site ofN Hansen home This home 93 East Center Street identified by more than one source as the southeast corner of the Big Fort was leveled in August 1994 andgrassy plot now designates the former home site Peter Franklin Madsen wrote In 1854fort called Little Fort was built on one and one-half acres of ground and located approximately three-fourths ofblock north of Center Street and 100 feet east of Main Street In 1855 close to the arrival of many immigrants who came to Ephraim the large fort covering 17-1acres was built atcost of 12 000 twelve thousand dollars This fort included all the block east of Main Street and north to First North Helen Young an early teacher compiledmap of the Big and Little forts Wall boundaries and building locations are included The map depictssquare fort but the labeled streets and pioneer journals establish that the fort was rectangular Nevertheless Helen Youngmap istreasured Ephraim historical record 57 |
