Allred
Family Organization
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Back to Reunion in Spring City, Ut Back to the main Newsletter page First published in Newsletter Issue #24, pg 2 (July 1995) About Spring City by: Gary D. Allred Spring City is located in Central Utah, in Sanpete County and is one of the early Utah Communities. Spring City was settled in 1852 by James Allred and his sons, his brother Isaac and their families, under the direction of Brigham Young, the Mormon Prophet that pioneered the settlement of Utah in 1847. The original settlement of Spring City had about 15 families. James Allred and his brother were the sons of William Allred and Elizabeth Thresher or Thrasher. William was the son of Thomas Allred and his wife, Elizabeth, who lived in Orange County, NC in 1755. Thomas was the grand-father of James and Isaac and was one of four Allred men living in North Carolina in 1755. The other three men were William, Solomon and John Allred and it's possible that they were brothers or could have been related in some way. James Allred (known as Father James) and his family settled on Canal Creek that flowed from the mountain east of Spring City. They named the mountain "The Horse Shoe". This was in March of 1852. Their settlement became known as "The Allred Settlement". Later, 40 more families from Denmark joined the group and the name changed to "Little Denmark". The name was changed again to one more natural. There was a large spring located along the line of travel through the area and the Indians and explorers made this a camping center. The town then became known as "Spring Town". The town was incorporated in 1870 with the name of "Spring City". Lying close to the mountains, this attractive little city rests in the center of the state of Utah and the heart of Sanpete Valley. Horseshoe Mountain, at an elevation of almost 11,000 feet, overlooks the entire valley. If you drive east, up Oak Creek Canyon to the top of the mountain joining famous Skyline Drive, you will see flowered hillsides and towering firs. The high mountain grasslands are spotted with hundreds of quaking aspen trees. Oak Creek Canyon and Canal Creek Canyon afford sport hunting of Mule Deer, Elk and other wild animals that roam the hills. The early Indians found this a "happy hunting ground". These mountains and the Stone Quarry Hills, to the west of Spring City, afforded ample game and lookout points for the Ute Indian Chiefs, Sanpitch, Tabian, Black Hawk, Tamerouta, or Chief White Horse, and their tribes. Many times these Indians drove off the cattle and livestock of the early Utah colonizers. To the south of the area are acres and acres of cedar trees, called "The Grove" - one of the largest areas of this type of trees in the world. The Stone Quarry Hills, to the west, contain the rock used in the erection of the local chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This beautiful chapel, along with many of the homes and buildings of Spring City, are on the National Historical List. Spring City, Utah is the location of the Western States Annual Allred Family Reunion. We would like to hear of others. Some information in this article was taken from an old Utah newspaper article written by Mrs. Virgus Osborne. Credit is here given for her work and research on Spring City, Utah. Thanks. |
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