Lehi

Lehi, city, Utah county, northern Utah, U.S. First called Evansville and then Dry Creek, upon its incorporation the city was renamed Lehi, after a patriarch in the Book of Mormon. Located on the northern shore of Utah Lake, the city is an agricultural centre (alfalfa, sugar beets) and a suburb of Salt Lake City. At Point of the Mountain is preserved a portion of the Pony Express Trail. Other sites of interest are the John Hutchings Museum of Natural History, located in the Lehi Memorial Building, and Saratoga Springs, a swimming and diving facility on Utah Lake. The Lehi Roundup, a rodeo held each June, draws visitors from throughout the American West. Inc. 1852. Pop. (2000) 19,028; (2010) 47,407.