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Seven Mormon immigrant families, lead by William Wordsworth, were sent South in the fall of 1850 to a sleepy valley tucked in among the Wasatch mountains. On Jan 19, 1855 the Legislature granted a city charter to Mountainville but because of the beautiful mountains surrounding it, Brigham Young, the Latter Day Saint Prophet, requested the name be changed to Alpine because it reminded him of the Swiss Alps. | Seven Mormon immigrant families, lead by William Wordsworth, were sent South in the fall of 1850 to a sleepy valley tucked in among the Wasatch mountains. On Jan 19, 1855 the Legislature granted a city charter to Mountainville but because of the beautiful mountains surrounding it, Brigham Young, the Latter Day Saint Prophet, requested the name be changed to Alpine because it reminded him of the Swiss Alps. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine,_Utah Wikipedia]<br> | ||
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Alpine Yesterdays: a history of Alpine, Utah County, Utah, 1850-1980 | Alpine Yesterdays: a history of Alpine, Utah County, Utah, 1850-1980 Author: Wild, Jennie A 1908, (Main Author) Publications: Salt Lake City, Utah: Blaine Hudson Printing, 1982 Call Number 979.224/A2 H2w FHL US/Can Book Available. Film FHL US/CAN Fische Film # 6111021 | ||
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Quick History[edit | edit source]
Seven Mormon immigrant families, lead by William Wordsworth, were sent South in the fall of 1850 to a sleepy valley tucked in among the Wasatch mountains. On Jan 19, 1855 the Legislature granted a city charter to Mountainville but because of the beautiful mountains surrounding it, Brigham Young, the Latter Day Saint Prophet, requested the name be changed to Alpine because it reminded him of the Swiss Alps. Wikipedia
Time Line[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Alpine Yesterdays: a history of Alpine, Utah County, Utah, 1850-1980 Author: Wild, Jennie A 1908, (Main Author) Publications: Salt Lake City, Utah: Blaine Hudson Printing, 1982 Call Number 979.224/A2 H2w FHL US/Can Book Available. Film FHL US/CAN Fische Film # 6111021
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Alpine City Cemetery
200 E. 350 N.
Alpine, Utah, 84004
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Alpine Stake
- Alpine
- Mountainville (old name for Alpine)