Bluff Fort Service Projects: There are ample opportunities to have a hands-on pioneering experience by volunteering your time and talents. Projects range from washing windows and basic cleanup up to the construction of cabins.
Our Adopt-A-Cabin program provides a unique opportunity for descendents and other volunteers to participate in the construction of cabins. A limited number of additional cabins are planned to help form a semblance of the original fort. For more details, click on the Adopt-A-Cabin image.
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Descendents/Volunteers Build Cabin Replicas - October 2008
During the week of October 27, 2008, descendents of the Mormon pioneers who first settled southeastern Utah, along with other volunteers, built three pioneer cabin replicas at the Bluff Fort Historic Site at Bluff, Utah. Funds were raised by family groups, who also provided the construction labor, for the purpose of rebuilding original family cabins as tributes to their ancestors.
Ron Snowden: “Last night Linda and I arrived home from a week at the Bluff Fort, in southern Utah. While there, we helped to erect three log cabins, installed irrigation systems, laid paving stones, and otherwise participated in one of the most unique experiences we have ever had. We arrived home tired, sore, sunburned, and with badly mangled feet—but happy. We experienced a little of the pioneer life, shouldered some of their toil, and interacted with about 100 other people in this great experience. We now have far more respect for our pioneer ancestors, and understand their lives far more as a result of following in their footsteps."
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