Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-18 | Page 17 | Fort Robidoux Site Located

Fort Robidoux Sit Site ire Located Site of old Fort Robidoux founded found found- ed by Antoine Robidoux father of the western five-and-dime five stores has been definitely located in Uintah county near the present Whiterocks Indian school Herbert S. S Auerbach president of the Utah State Historical society society soci soci- et ety and J. J Cecil Alter federal meteorologist here and editor his editor his his- torian for the Thursday visited the site of the old fort After After After Aft Aft- er a bit of pick and shovel work they found the outlines of the old stockade and foundations of five buildings within the Inclosure Fort Robidoux was the site of the first year-long year residence of white men in Utah Robidoux founder of the post established predecessors of the modern ten five store on ont t the e San Juan river near what Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now T Taos os N. N M. M Mj on the Gonn Gunnison on river In western Colorado and andon andon andon on th the Uinta river sometimes spelled river on maps of the period since period since christened Whiterocks Whiterocks White White- rocks river It was this latter post that Mr Auerbach and Mr Alter discovered discovered dis dis- discovered covered with aid of eastern Utah historians