On our way back from California we took a small detour and stopped at Cove Fort. In the mid 1800's it was the midway point between Fillmore and Beaver and travelers would stop to stay the night. The Hinkley family lived there for a time and would rent the rooms out. I loved seeing the rooms furnished in period pieces and hearing the history of how it was built. The trees behind us are the original black locust trees. Father Hinkley would gather his family twice a day for family prayer to help guard his family from the outside influence of farm workers, even in that time he was worried about worldly influence on his family. We also got to tour the huge barn and blacksmith shop behind the fort. I had my eye on the huge garden they were growing as we were attempting to do the same at home. Our sad little green beans however looked nothing like those we saw there, but I took heart that most everything else was at least recognizable. It was a nice break in our traveling to get out and move around as we toured the Fort and then we were off to finish our journey home.
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