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20 nov , 1900 mount pleasant , utah aakirkeby , denmark 150x200px united states peter madsen peel 24 aug , 1820 first blacksmith in mount pleasant , utah christianna folkman peter madsen peel.jpg peter madsen peel
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peter madsen peel

peter madsen peel -lrb- 1820 -- 1900 -rrb- was a founder , first blacksmith , and civic leader of mount pleasant , utah .
a replica of his blacksmith shop is located next to the relic hall in mt. pleasant , including a working forge .
peel was born in aakirkeby , denmark , in 1820 ; he was married in 1846 to christianna folkman .
in 1853 -- 54 , they emigrated to the united states , living first in lehi , utah , then moving to sanpete county during the utah war in 1858 .
peel joined with others in founding mt. pleasant in 1859 .
in addition to being the first blacksmith in mt. pleasant , peel was an investor in an early mill on first west , the first president of the birch creek irrigation company , and a leader in the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- he ordained anthon h. lund to be a seventy -rrb- .
peel and his wife rented rooms in their home on `` peel corner '' to such a degree that it was referred to as the `` peel hotel '' .
the pioneer monument in mt. pleasant lists peel as a founder of the city .
