Many of Our Early Settlers "Forted Up" at Bingham's Fort Weber Sentenil September 2, 2005 Monument dedicated at Bingham Fort By Clare Olson Correspondent Residents of Ogden's West 2nd Street have a new reminder of their neighborhood's notable history. A six-foot granite monument with plaque now graces the southern sidewalk of the street at approximately 325 West, memorializing Bingham's Fort, a pioneer fort built on this site in 1853 and named after Erastus Bingham. Perpendicular to the monument, a stone crosswalk spans West Second Street, marking where the western wall of the fort used to be. The Bingham's Fort site, now a privately-owned farm, is the oldest pioneer site in Weber County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On Aug. 6, neighbors, Monument dedicated for Bingham Fort of Ogden on Aug. 6. historians and descendants of Erastus Bingham gathered to dedicate the monument. Mary Johnson, president of International Society-Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and Rick Safsten, Ogden City Council Chair, spoke at the dedication. David Stone