Alpine in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

First Public Building - Alpine

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

1. First Public Building - Alpine Marker

Inscription. Three rods north of this site the settlers built their first meeting and school house in 1851, a small log structure with roof of split logs and dirt, log benches and a fireplace of granite. Charles S. Peterson, Roswell Stevens and Morris Phelps, building committee. An L.D.S. Ward was organized Sept. 18, 1852, Isaac Houston, Bishop. In 1854 a fort was erected and the building moved into the N.W. corner. In 1863 a rock meeting house 21′ x 32′ was built on the Public Square which served for church and civic purposes until 1872, Thomas J. McCullough, Bishop.

Erected 1962 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers (Mountainville Camp). (Marker Number 276.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1852.

Location. 40° 27.656′ N, 111° 46.494′ W. Marker is in Alpine, Utah, in Utah County. It is at the intersection of Pioneer Drive and Alpine City Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east on Pioneer Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 177 Pioneer Dr, Alpine UT 84004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: John Rowe Moyle (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Red Schoolhouse 1899-1965 (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Rowe Moyle in First Handcart Company (approx. half a mile away); The Great Trek (approx. half a mile away); Outhouse (approx. half a mile away); Thomas Whitby Home (approx. half a mile away); Relief Society Grainary (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alpine.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

2. First Public Building - Alpine Marker

Marker is on the northern grounds of Alpine City Cemetery.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

3. First Public Building - Alpine Marker

Supplementary plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.