Dig seeks to save remains of historic Camp Floyd

PROVO, Utah —

Archaeologists are working rapidly to preserve the remains of Camp

Floyd, a historic military post once home to 3,500 troop sent to

suppress an expected Mormon rebellion.The

largest undisturbed piece of the Fairfield post will become a campsite

and RV park. Darwin Bundy owns the land. He says there's a need for the

facility.But he's also interested in Utah history and invited archaeologists to dig.So

far, archaeologists have unearthed adobe bricks, sections of walls and

a stone porch that fronted one of the barracks. Among the artifacts

found is a corroded copper button bearing an emblem of an eagle and a

shield.Fort Douglas Museum curator

and dig director Ephriam Dickson say the museum has established a

repository and will add items from this dig.