Alpine Pioneer Relic Hall

This is the last building left standing from inside the old fort wall. Begun in 1857 and finished in 1863 — dedicated that year by Brigham Young — it went up the hard way: limestone quarried from Box Elder and Wordsworth canyons, hauled by oxen over the snow, with men working days at a stretch on short rations. Its foundation walls run twenty-eight inches thick. In 1867 the rough rock was finished with a granite-splash coat. Worship, school, and every kind of town gathering happened inside it; from 1872 it served as Alpine's amusement hall.

What the plaque says

Construction started on this second public building in 1857 and this building was dedicated by President Brigham Young in 1863. The dimensions of this structure are 21′ x 32′, with the foundation walls 28″ thick and the walls above the ground 18″ thick. A sawmill was built in the Grove to produce lumber and shingles; the limestone came from Box Elder and Wordsworth Canyons; the rocks were hauled by oxen over the snow from nearby mountains. Many worked on this building for days at a time without adequate food and other necessities. In 1867, the rough, rock walls were plastered with a granite splash coating. This is the last remaining structure built within the Old Fort wall and cost $3,300.00. This building was used not only as a place of worship, but also for community, recreational and social purposes. From 1872 to 1936, it was Alpine’s City Hall. From 1863 to 1900, it served as a schoolhouse. In 1906 electric lights replaced coal oil lamps and candles. Since 1936 it has been the home of the Mountainville Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and houses its pioneer records, artifacts and pictures.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Timpanogos Cave National Monument — 3.7 mi
  Three spectacularly decorated caves connected by hand-carved tunnels
• Lehi Roller Mills — 5.8 mi
  The flour mill from the movie Footloose
• Alpine Loop Summit — 8.7 mi
  The 8,000-foot high point of the Alpine Loop, face to face with Mount Timpanogos
• Aspen Grove — 9.7 mi
  The mountain-base trailhead for Mount Timpanogos and Stewart Falls

More markers nearby

• Alpine — steps away
• Alpine City Hall — steps away
• Site of Two Alpine Churches — steps away
• Fort Mountainville — steps away