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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Archeologists are working rapidly to preserve the remains of Camp Floyd, a historic military post once home to 3,500 troop sent to suppress an expected Mormon rebellion.
The largest undisturbed piece of the Fairfield post will become a campsite and RV park. Darwin Bundy owns the land. He says there's a need for the facility.
But he's also interested in Utah history and invited archeologists to dig.
So far, archeologists have unearthed adobe bricks, sections of walls and a stone porch that fronted one of the barracks. Among the artifacts found is a corroded copper button bearing an emblem of an eagle and a shield.
Fort Douglas Museum curator and dig director Ephriam Dickson say the museum has established a repository and will add items from this dig.
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Information from: The Daily Herald
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