On our way home from California we stopped at Cove Fort. I have always wanted to stop here, but we have always been on a time schedule when we are heading down that way. Sue and I took the opportunity to take the kids. It was really quite amazing. The Fort was built over seven months by President Hinckley's grandfather. The walls are made from volcanic rock and are four feet thick and the bottom and taper to two feet thick at the top. The doors are huge and thick, but hollow. They used to fill them with sand to stop the bullets, but then the hinges had issues, they tried other things like cotton, that didn't work because it would rot.
One thing I loved learning was that the fort was built for protection from the Indians, but that Ira Hinckley and his family befriended the Indians so they didn't worry about attacks. Once friendships were forged, they didn't need the inner yard area for stage coaches and wagons at night, so the Kinckleys planted the huge beautiful trees that are there now.
Liz and Nathan loved learning about different things from the time period. What a great hour and a half!
2 comments:
Fun! Vacations are the best.
We love Cove Fort too!! I love to stop there whenever we have time. The kids love the fun gmaes that they have during the summer.
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