American Fork City history

Secession and the politics of the Civil War, 1860–65The coming of the warThe political course of the warMoves toward emancipationSectional dissatisfaction

The Community Presbyterian Church was organized in 1877 and celebrated its centennial with a restoration of the original building.

The first city hall was designed and constructed in 1881 by Alderman John McNeil.

The city hall bell, now a revered piece of history, was purchased in 1887 and promptly placed at the top of city hall.

Grover Cleveland’s first termThe surplus and the tariffThe public domainThe Interstate Commerce ActThe election of 1888

The Benjamin Harrison administrationThe Sherman Antitrust ActThe silver issueThe McKinley tariffThe agrarian revoltThe PopulistsThe election of 1892

In 1901 four wards were divided from it, and Alpine Stake, with Stephen L. Chipman as president, was organized.

The Utah State Development Center (established as the Utah State Training School in 1931), a school for the mentally and physically disabled, is a major employer.

World War IIThe road to warThe United States at warWar productionFinancing the warSocial consequences of the warThe 1944 electionThe new United States role in world affairs

The peak Cold War years, 1945–60The Truman Doctrine and containmentPostwar domestic reorganizationThe Red ScareThe Korean WarPeace, growth, and prosperityEisenhower’s second termDomestic issuesWorld affairsAn assessment of the postwar era

An innovative, full-service public library serves the community and was built in 1968 without a bond issue.

The Iran nuclear deal, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, and the Ukraine crisis