Who are Friends of the Fort? Friends of the Fort, is a nonprofit organization that assists the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park.

Chartered with the State of Nevada in 1983, the Friends of the Fort desired to lease the "Old Mormon Fort" from the City of Las Vegas and raise the awareness of the public, to the historical importance of the structure.  They reopened the Fort and provided educational tours of the site and lobbyed the state to recognize it's place in our history. 

Finally, in 1991 the property was acquired by the Nevada State Parks and named the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park.

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Created July 2000
for Friends of the Fort
by Patricia Desmond