Did you know we had an Wells Fago Overland Stage Station in Lehi.? It was on first east up near the Wines Park. John Beck built a winery at an existing building at 633 North and First east. Previously the building had been used as the Wells Fargo Station. Most of the property between State Street and Wines Park and between Center Street and First East were planted with hundreds of apple trees and varieties of wine grapes. During the 1897 season, Beck’s orchards had produced several thousand gallons of wine and cider. Also that year, several thousand well-cultured trellised vines representing fifteen varieties of grapes grew on twenty acres between the U.P. tracks and the cemetery. In 1898, Lehi’s vote for prohibition ruined Beck’s thriving vine business. The building returned as a Wells Fargo station after the vote.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:44:23 +0000
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