Fort Pearce (Washington, Utah)

United States historic place


Fort Pearce
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Fort Pearce ruins, September 2014
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Nearest city	Washington, Utah
Coordinates	37°00′28″N 113°24′41″W / 37.00778°N 113.41139°W / 37.00778; -113.41139 (Fort Pearce)
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1866
NRHP reference No.	75001834
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1975

Fort Pearce is a former fort established in Washington County, Utah, United States (before Utah became a state), that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Built in the 19th century, it is located roughly ten miles from St. George's city center, near the border with Mohave County, Arizona, alongside Fort Pearce Wash, an intermittent tributary of the Virgin River named after the fort.

Description

The fort was built by settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to protect themselves from Navajo Native Americans in the midst of the Black Hawk War of 1865–1872. Initial construction began on December 4, 1866, and was done by six men. It was expanded with a corral built by nineteen men, including Charles L. Walker, in 1869. The fort was named in honor of Captain John David Lafayette Pearce. The ruins have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 20, 1975. No battle was ever fought at the fort.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Vickstrom, David E. (June 7, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Pearce". National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1975
"John David Lafayette Pearce". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
"Washington County Historical Society (Washington County, Utah)." Fort Pearce, Utah. Accessed August 9, 2024. https://wchsutah.org/geography/fort-pearce.php.

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