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Quick History
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
- 1850 September- Seven families settled in Mountainville and begin to build cabins. Most lived in dugouts or wagons the first winter. Census taker records 29 people living there.
- 1851 December- First meeting and school house built.
- 1852. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Mountainville Branch organized in February and it became a ward in September with Isaac Houston as first bishop.
- 1853. Wordsworth Fort built as protection from Indians.
- 1854. Plague of crickets and grasshoppers destroyed most of crops.
- 1855, January- (Severe winter) Legislature granted city charter to Mountainville. Brigham Young requested name be changed to Alpine.
Resources
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
Alpine City Cemetery
200 E. 350 N.
Alpine, Utah, 84004
Church History and Records
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Alpine Stake
- Alpine
- Mountainville (old name for Alpine)