Monday, June 11, 2012

FORT DOUGLAS MILITARY MUSEUM Salt Lake City Utah, National Historic Landmark and Utah Military History Center,

Fort Douglas Military Museum,
National Historic Landmark and Utah Military History Center,Salt Lake City, Utah

FORT DOUGLAS MILITARY MUSEUM Salt Lake City Utah
32 Potter Street
Fort Douglas, Utah 84113

Fort Douglas Museum Phone Number  
801-581-1251 
  
HOURS OPEN
Tue-Sat 12pm-5pm

FREE ADMISSION
 
Open to public at all times(except for active military areas).
Located just east of the University of Utah Campus Drive
Look for the Parade Ground where the big flagpole is located.
The museum is in the red sandstone buildings on the south side with the tanks.




 In 1878, the post was renamed Fort Douglas. The fort was officially closed in 1991 and most of the buildings turned over to the University of Utah. A small section of the original fort is used by the Army Reserve and includes the Fort Douglas Military Museum.