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Lehi Historical Society: History of the Jordan River Bridge

Lee Anderson | Lehi Historical Society After the first settlers came in 1850, Lehi quickly grew. The citizens looked to the surrounding hills, canyons and mountains for materials to build homes and businesses. Those traveling to the west found the Jordan River a formidable obstacle. The only way to cross it was to find a shallow […] ....

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The Men & Women Who Built Lehi: Female immigrant earns living as a trapper

Lee Anderson | Lehi Historical Society and Archives Albertine “Tina” Bolliger came to Utah from Switzerland as an 8-year-old in 1886. Her father died when she was 17, leaving her to care for her mother, one sister, three brothers and a 12-acre farm. She plowed, sowed and harvested without help. When she was 21, she married William Ritter and immediately went to Point Lookout, southwest of Rush […] ....

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Lehi History: Christmas of 1871 marred by murder of Lehi schoolteacher

Lee Anderson | Lehi Historical Society and Archives On Christmas Eve, 1871, Lehi schoolteacher William Thurmond and several other men were in the new Southwest School decorating a large Christmas tree that had been brought down from Big Cottonwood Canyon. Spirits were high as they trimmed the tree, anticipating the festive party the schoolchildren would have the next day. The doors were locked to prevent anyone from entering and […] ....

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