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Show .or UTAH HISTORIC SITE MARKER Order Form Date: February 19, 1981 Register: National Name of Site: First Presbyterian Church of American Fork Text: IN 1877 REVEREND GEORGE R. BIRD ARRIVED TO BEGIN ACTIVITIES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICAN FORK. WORK ON THIS MODIFIED GOTHIC REVIVAL CHURCH BEGAN IN 1878. THE CORNERSTONE FOR THE CONPLETED BUILDING WAS LAID IN SEPTEMBER 1881 BY REVEREND THOMAS F. DAY. THIS BUILDING WAS USED AS BOTH A CHURCH AND A SCHOOL UNTIL TIlE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED IN 1909. IT HAS SERVED AS A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CONTINUOUSLY SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES .MAY 23, 1980. Plaque size is 19" x 15". Please use large 1etteri~g and center the text so it covers the entire plaque. Thank you. Site Number: N-306 · Send invoice and plaque to: Preservation Planning Office· Utah State Historical Society 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 |
