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Archaeologists locate walls of 1864 Ordnance Storehouse at Stillwell Field
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Utah State Historic Preservation Officer Chris Merritt said excavations at Stillwell Field uncovered portions of the Ordnance Storehouse foundation, including a well-preserved west wall and rubble marking the north wall; the south wall appears largely demolished.
Chris Merritt, Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, said archaeologists working at Stillwell Field have located structural remains of the Ordnance Storehouse depicted in an 1864 photograph. "This photo from 1864 shows 3 sandstone buildings flanking the West End of Stillwell Field," Merritt said, and the team's excavations this week "found the walls."
Merritt said the north wall appears as a "nice clear concentration of sandstone rubble" with a…
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