| LC control no. | n 83232630 |
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| Geographic heading | American Fork (Utah) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Utah--American Fork |
| Variant(s) | Lake City (Utah) McArthursville (Utah) McArthurville (Utah) |
| Biography/History note | American Fork, Utah is a city in northern Utah County. First settled in 1850, it was incorporated by the territorial legislature as Lake City in 1853. The name was later changed to American Fork in 1860 to avoid confusion with Salt Lake City. During its early years it was also known as McArthursville, taken from settler Duncan McArthur (1796-1865). |
| Beginning date | 1853 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Utah County (Utah) |
| Found in | Morrill, W.R. American Fork City, 1983: map recto (American Fork) Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1982 (American Fork, Utah Co.) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 40°22ʹ37ʺN 111°47ʹ45ʺW) GNIS, February 14, 2019 (American Fork; populated place; Utah county, Utah; 40°22'37"N 111°47'45"W; variant names: Lake City, McArthurville) Utah History to Go, via WWW, February 14, 2019 (American Fork; settled by Mormon pioneers in 1850; incorporated by Utah legislature as Lake City on June 4, 1853; name changed to American Fork in 1860 to avoid confusion with Salt Lake City; also known as McArthursville, after early settler Duncan McArthur (1796-1865)) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ut |
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