Alpine, Utah

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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 Saints Mountainville Branch organized in February and 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- Legislature granted city charter to Mountainville. Brigham Young requested name be changed to Alpine.
  
  Larger fort enclosure built for more protection.

• 1863. Second meeting house dedicated by Brigham Young. Now the Pioneer relic hall.

• 1866. Moyle Tower erected as a protection from Indians.

• 1868. People had began to move outside of fort because peace had been established with the Indians.

• 1870. Population 208.

• 1872. New Rock Church built.

• 1899. Red Brick School House finished.

• 1900. Population 520

• 1924 Gymnasiam built next to school house

• 1928 Rock Church destroyed by fire

• 1930 Purple Church finished to replace Rock Church

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

• Utah Gravestone Photo Project Hundreds of names and photos of headstones.
• Findagrave.com
• BillionGraves

Church History and Records

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1. Alpine Stake
2. Alpine
3. Mountainville (old name for Alpine)

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)