Mountainville Camp

View down to Alpine by Sam Scholes at Flickr

        "To daughter Bernetta McDaniel Beck, a D.U.P Utah County Officer, do we give credit for enlisting the Alpine ladies to organize their Daughter of Utah Pioneer Camp. She and Matilda McDaniel Carlisle were very good friends and through them a group of women met 31 October 1922 in the Alpine Ward House." Source - History of the Mountainville Camp of the Daughter os of Utah Pioneers, Alpine City, Utah Co., Utah.

The 24th of July (Pioneer Day) had not been observed for several years in Alpine when World War II was well into affect. In 1943 the Mountainville camp asked for the celebration. Many said it couldn't be done because it was hard to obtain sugar, meat, confections. These daughters pushed on and the celebration was a great success. They had homemade ice cream, punch sweetened with syrup, salad, baked beans, hamburgers, and pie. There were even toys and prizes. They didn't make any money on the candy, but it brought the children a great deal of pleasure. They even had a movie that night. This successful celebration snowballed and the next year even more people joined in.

Throughout the years this camp has preserved history while looking to the future in obtaining the Alpine Relic Hall and converting it for artifacts. In later years the basement was dug out and another room created for artifacts. This camp has also been responsible for placing several D.U.P memorial markers in Alpine. 

Commendations go to this 92 year old camp. The camp captain also serves as the head of the Relic Hall with a board and docents to help with tours. It is a delightful place to visit.