Cove FortHistoryFreeGood for kids
Cove Fort Historic Site
Ira Hinckley, his brother Arza and local workers built this volcanic rock fort in 1867, halfway between Beaver and Fillmore. Until the early 1880s it served travelers, the Pony Express and telegraph lines, and the families provided lodging and meals and ran a farm, blacksmith shop and small ranch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers free tours led by missionaries; plan an hour to an hour and a half.
What is inside
- The 1867 volcanic rock fort with recreated telegraph office and kitchen
- Free missionary-guided tours
- Restored Ira N. Hinckley home with a film on the fort's construction
- Blacksmith shop, corral, barn, bunkhouse and garden
Good for
- Kids
- History buffs
- Road trips
- A free day out
From the museum's own site, checked October 2026. Something changed? Tell us.
Plan it
- Where
- Cove Fort, Millard County, UT (mailing: HC-74 Box 6500, Beaver, UT 84713)
- Admission
- Free.
- Website
- churchofjesuschrist.org
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