Historical Area: Bingham's Fort Take a Self Guided Tour of the Bingham's Fort Historic Areas Weber Sentinel, October 27 An 1850 census states there were 687 males, and 454 females, for a total population of 1,141 people in Weber County. But this census did not account for native Americans. Local Indians were friendly but provoked tension with the settlers when the land could no longer support both lifestyles. According to Richard Roberts and Richard Sadler, in their book "Ogden Junction City", these cultures collided near present day Harrisville at a settlers home on Four Mile Creek, Shoshone Indians camped near the settler, Urban Bingham's Fort Historic Area-Standing on West 2nd Street gazing at the normal gazing at the normal looking neighborhood, I try to imagine what this place looked like in the med-1800's when it was known as Bingham's Fort. Instead of smooth, dry asphalt, 2nd Street would have been alternately muddy or dusty. People would have been working together diligently to build the wall of the fort to protect themselves form the wrath of the Shoshone Indians. Weber Sentinel, Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 1998 So why were the settlers fearful of reprisal from the Shoshones? We begin with the first settlers to come to the area in 1849, Charles Edity, George and Frederick Barker settled what was later known in 1863 as the Lynne District. All other areas in Weber County were being settled also. By 1850, it was becoming obvious the Mormon settlers were sharing land previously dominated by Shoshone Indians, the main tribe at he time in Weber County. The area had box elder, cottonwood, and willow trees and brush. Wildlife included bear, wolves, and coyotes. 481 November 2, 1998 Stewart's home. Stewart lost his patience with the Indians when they were slow to respond to his orders to get out of his cornfield, Stewart shot and killed Chief Terikee, resulting in the Shoshones burning sown Stewart's buildings. Later the Indians threatened to burn down Ogden unless Stewart was turned over to them, Salt Lake City Mormon Militiamen responded with protecting Ogden. Stewart then fled to California. This incident, and Indian reprisals in Central Utah in 1853, Brigham Example of an adobe Home found behind Historical home on 2nd Street.