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Half of Sundance’s homes were built after 1982

Most of Sundance was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1948 on.

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What stands out about Sundance’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sundance are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Sundance came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Sundance.

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The area known today as the Sundance Resort in the North Fork canyon was surveyed in the mid-1800s by Andrew Jackson Stewart Jr. and his sons, Andrew, Scott, and John Stewart. While working for the U.S. government, they discovered the view of Mt. Timpanogos. They each received 160 acres of land under the Homestead Act, and nearby lots were given to family members. Soon, members of the Stewart family erected log cabins. By 1911, they owned 2,200 acres and were raising sheep and cattle. They formed a company, North Folk Investment Co., to share income and protect the land. The area was known as "Stewart Flats" after the large number of Stewart family members living in the area.

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Sundance, decade by decade

Today8 recent
Sundance Resort at night, Jan 172017Sundance Resort at night, Jan 17Warming Fire2014Warming FireThe Slopes2014The SlopesRustic Accounting2014Rustic AccountingRobert Redford and Hamed2014Robert Redford and HamedFish Taco Lunch2014Fish Taco LunchCeramic Studio2014Ceramic StudioWindows12013Windows1
On the map

Sundance on the map, 1948 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sundance. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sundance on the 1948 USGS mapSundance on the 1950 USGS mapSundance on the 1969 USGS mapSundance on the 1975 USGS mapSundance on the 1993 USGS map1948Aspen Grove sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sundance.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Aspen Grove

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (8), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.