In the fall of 1850, the pioneers of Lehi settled in this vicinity. Thirteen families located at Sulphur Springs, later Snow’s Springs, forty rods east of here, where a fort was begun. Another group formed the Lott Settlement to the southeast, and others located nearby. The following year, most of the families moved to higher ground on Dry Creek, selected in July 1850 by Canute Peterson and six companions, and established Evansville, named for Bishop David Evans. By legislative enactment on February 5, 1852, the City of Lehi was incorporated, including the area between Utah Lake and the north foothills. The name Lehi was taken from the Book of Mormon.