Processed in September of 2000.
The photocopies were a gift of Mendon resident Rodney Sorensen.
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Settlement in Mendon began in 1857 when Alexander Brice Hill; his wife, Eliza Jane Wimmer; and his brother, Robert Brice Hill, acquired land and built a log cabin north of Maughan's Fort (Wellsville), the first Latter-day Saints community in Cache Valley. At that time, Mendon was called North Settlement because of its location in relation to Maughan's Fort. Permanent occupation of Mendon did not begin until May 1859, when eight families arrived. (In 1858, Cache Valley settlers evacuated their homes prior to the arrival of the U.S. Army.)
In the winter of 1859-1860, Mendon had to be made into a temporary fort while territorial surveyor Jesse Williams Fox platted all of Cache Valley. Extensive developments began after the survey was finished as a number of additional settlers came to Mendon in the spring of 1860. By October 1863, after county surveyor James H. Martineau conducted another survey, the city had nine square blocks along with a central public square.
On April 1, 1870, the Legislative Assembly of Utah officially incorporated Mendon. George W. Baker served as the first mayor, along with six councilors, two justices, and one town marshal. The 1870 census reported 427 residents, made up of 168 adults and 259 minors. By 1890, new homesteaders were not allowed in Mendon due to scarcity of water, although this ban did not remain in effect as the settlement continued into the early years of the 20th century.
The following items represent a variety of historical documents from Mendon, Utah. Collected over a several years period, these documents represent both governmental, ecclesiastical, individual, and corporate records from this Cache Valley town. Some of the items have been photocopies and some are original.
In this collection there is an assortment of materials: city council records from 1876-1881, tax information for 1878 and 1891-1893, family records for the Ladle and Sorensen families, local history 1859-1900, company records of the Mendon North Pasture Company from 1893-1936, city records for 1878, and church records.
This collection is arranged by topic.
See also Mendon City records
Contains a photocopy of the
Contains photocopies of the first minutes and ordinances of the Mendon city council.
Contains photocopies of the original ledgers of the Mendon North Pasture Company and document financial data, meeting minutes, and incorporation items.
Contains copies of the temple records.
A copy of the original document. It includes genealogy and baptisms prepared by Sorensen. It also contains certificates of differing positions in the LDS faith and other copies of miscellaneous papers. The Sorensen family was founding family in Mendon and also was a prominent early family in the area.
An original holograph ledger that includes the city tax roll, tax assessments, and payments.