Alpine
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JacobBarlow
N 40° 27.235 W 111° 46.646
12T E 434079 N 4478429
This site marks the center of Mountainville, settled 1850 by a few families led by Wm. W. Wordworth. Others came and built a fort wall which gave protection for 15 years....
Waymark Code: WM266H
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2007
Views: 22
This site marks the center of Mountainville, settled 1850 by a few families led by Wm. W. Wordworth. Others came and built a fort wall which gave protection for 15 years. First log meetinghouse was built Dec. 1851. Morris Phelps ran a sawmill. Richard Carlisle opened a store in his home. In Feb. 1852, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized a branch, Charles S. Peterson, presiding elder. Mountainville became the City of Alpine in 1855, Isaac Houston first mayor.
Marker Name: Alpine
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Location:
30 N Main Street
ALPINE
UTAH County
N. of City Hall
County: Utah
City: Alpine
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 7/23/77
Marker Number: 398
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1567
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