Fort Douglas Military Museum Location: 32 Potter Street, Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City UT 84113 Description: Housed in 1875 Quartermaster Victorian Infantry Barracks Building located in Fort Douglas, founded in 1862 by California Volunteers to protect the Overland Mail & Telegraph lines; 1,500-volume library of military history of Utah and Fort Douglas; reading room; two cemeteries; two reservoirs; guided tours; lectures; films; gallery talks; study clubs; permanent and temporary exhibitions. Tues-Sat 10:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00; closed federal holidays; holiday weekends; free admission. Email: