American Fork, Utah American Fork, Utah Location in Utah County and the state of Utah Location in Utah County and the state of Utah Named for American Fork River American Fork, often alluded to by locals as A.F., is a town/city in Utah County, Utah, United States, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north of Utah Lake.
The former Bank of American Fork on Main Street.
Alpine Stake Tabernacle in American Fork.
American Fork was settled in 1850 by Mormon pioneers, and incorporated as Lake City in 1852.
The first pioneer of American Fork lived in scattered conditions along the American Fork River.
At a meeting on July 23, 1853 at the schoolhouse in American Fork, Lorenzo Snow and Parley P.
Settlers changed the name from Lake City to American Fork in 1860.
It was retitled after the American Fork River which runs through the city, as well as to avoid confusion with Salt Lake City.
By the 1860s, American Fork had established a enhance school, making it the first improve in the territory of Utah to offer enhance education to its people. In the 1870s, American Fork served as a rail access point for quarrying activities in American Fork Canyon.
American Fork had "a literal civil feud" with the town of Lehi due to the Utah Sugar Company choosing Lehi as the factory building site in 1890, freshwater American Fork. There were a several mercantile businesses in American Fork, such as the American Fork Co-operative Association and Chipman Mercantile.
An annual summer celebration in the town/city is still called "Steel Days" with respect to the economic importance of the mill, which closed in November 2001. The steel foundry was positioned roughly six miles (10 km) southeast from town, on territory on the east shore of Utah Lake.
American Fork assembled a town/city hospital in 1937.
The carnival scene was filmed in American Fork on State Street by Robinson Park. Several scenes from the 1984 movie Footloose were also filmed in American Fork, including the opening scene inside the church, the front porch scene with Kevin Bacon and his family, and the gas station scene in which Bacon refuels his Volkswagen. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.2 square miles (23.9 km ), all of it land.
American Fork IHC Hospital.
View of Lehi (foreground), American Fork (upper right) and Highland (upper left) from an aircraft 0.9% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 0.4% African American, and 2.4% from two or more competitions.
Utah Presbyterian Church in American Fork.
The first ward of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in American Fork was ordered in 1851 with Leonard E.
While the majority of the populace are members of LDS Church, there are a several other faith communities in the city.
The Community Presbyterian Church of American Fork was ordered in 1877.
Peter's Catholic Parish was ordered in American Fork. Additional faith groups or churches include Jehovah's Witness, Calvary Chapel and Faith Independent Baptist Church.
Public schools in American Fork are part of the Alpine School District and include a senior high school (American Fork High School), junior high school (American Fork Jr.
Private schools include American Heritage School.
A Front - Runner Station in American Fork.
In 2012 the Front - Runner commuter rail line began operation in Utah County, with one of its stations in American Fork.
American Fork has an inter-city exchange program with Indio, California, U.S.
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"American Fork" in Utah History Encyclopedia American Fork City Official Website Media related to American Fork, Utah at Wikimedia Commons American Fork, Utah travel guide from Wikivoyage American Fork Saratoga Springs / Utah Lake Utah Lake Municipalities and communities of Utah County, Utah, United States
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