Ira left his home in Coalville, UT, in 1867 for his new assignment, his family to come later. Tradesmen from central Utah settlements worked together, along with Hinckley to construct the fort in seven months.
The fort bustled with activity for years. Daily, two stagecoaches arrived with a variety of weary travelers who were anxious for rest and food. On the many trips of President Brigham Young back and forth from Salt Lake City to St. George and the southern settlements, Cove Fort was always a stopping place. The kitchen and dining room were bustling with activity. It was not unusual for Mrs. Hinckley to feed 75 people daily. Cowboys tended to the church's tithing herds and a blacksmith was kept busy reshoeing the horses and oxen of travelers and repairing wagon wheels. With a telegraph office at the fort and the Pony Express riders passing through, news of the great, growing West kept the Hinckleys from feeling isolated.
The fort served an important function for nearly twenty years, but as times changed, so did the need for the fort. After 1900, the Church sold it to a private owner and in 1989 the Hinckley family purchased the fort and made a gift of it to the Church as a historic site. Shortly thereafter efforts were begun to restore the fort to it's original condition. In 1994 President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Historic Cove Fort Complex. Visitors are welcome free of charge.
Ira left his home in Coalville, UT, in 1867 for his new assignment, his family to come later. Tradesmen from central Utah settlements worked together, along with Hinckley to construct the fort in seven months.
The fort bustled with activity for years. Daily, two stagecoaches arrived with a variety of weary travelers who were anxious for rest and food. On the many trips of President Brigham Young back and forth from Salt Lake City to St. George and the southern settlements, Cove Fort was always a stopping place. The kitchen and dining room were bustling with activity. It was not unusual for Mrs. Hinckley to feed 75 people daily. Cowboys tended to the church's tithing herds and a blacksmith was kept busy reshoeing the horses and oxen of travelers and repairing wagon wheels. With a telegraph office at the fort and the Pony Express riders passing through, news of the great, growing West kept the Hinckleys from feeling isolated.
The fort served an important function for nearly twenty years, but as times changed, so did the need for the fort. After 1900, the Church sold it to a private owner and in 1989 the Hinckley family purchased the fort and made a gift of it to the Church as a historic site. Shortly thereafter efforts were begun to restore the fort to it's original condition. In 1994 President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Historic Cove Fort Complex. Visitors are welcome free of charge.
Family Members
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Eliza Jane Hinckley Robertson
1849–1890
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Martha Adalade Hinckley
1854–1916
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Minerva Angeline Hinckley Ray
1855–1943
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Emily Angeline Hinckley Holbrook
1856–1947
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Lois Electa Hinckley Frampton
1857–1891
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Mrs Luna Adell Hinckley Mace
1860–1938
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Ira Noble Hinckley
1860–1942
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Lucian Noble Hinckley
1862–1950
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Amelia Clarissa Hinckley
1863–1865
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Harvey Noble Hinckley
1865–1866
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Frank Noble Hinckley
1866–1949
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Bryant Stringham Hinckley
1867–1961
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Edwin Smith Hinckley
1868–1929
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Alonzo Arza Hinckley
1870–1936
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Nellie Hinckley Robison
1870–1962
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Dr Elmer Eugene Hinckley
1873–1954
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Samuel Ernest Hinckley
1874–1945
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Irene Claire Hinckley
1877–1877
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Sara Hinkley Pack
1879–1967
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Mary Margaret Hinckley Smith
1891–1934
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