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Spanish Fork, Utah Page

History of Spanish Fork:

• Native Americans have lived in the Utah Valley for thousands of years.
• Franciscan Monks Father Escalante and Father Deminguez were the first Europeans that recorded their travels here. 
• They entered the valley in September 23, 1776 looking for a better route from Santa Fe to Monterrey.
• Various fur trappers and explorers were in  the valley during the early 1800's.
  •  Etienne Provost and Francois LeClec in 1824.
  • John C. Fremont in 1844.
• The first full time Europeans arrived in the mid 1800's.
  • Mormon settlers came during the winter of 1850-51.
• Utah granted statehood on January 4, 1896.

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  Facts and Climate

  • We are located about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City.
  • The city has been growing rapidly during the mid 1990's.
  • Our population is about 18,000, which is good size for Utah.
  • There are several small industries, many retail outlets, and lots of people commute to neighboring cities for work.
  • Spanish Fork has a semi-arid climate.
  • Mostly coming during the winter into the Spring.
  • Hot summers with cold winters.
  • Winter can bring below zero tempertures.

Present Day Scenes of Spanish Fork 

Click on each image to enlarge.

Other Spanish Fork Links:

• Spanish Fork History, more complete than mine.
• Spanish Fork Middle School's City Page.

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