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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HR_pioneer-rock-church_Parowan-UT.html
This church built of sandstone brought from Parowan Canyon, started in 1863 and completed about 1876, was the religious center of Parowan Valley. The large amusement hall in the basement was used for school and dances. A stage was erected in the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HQ_pioneer-sundial_Parowan-UT.html
Parowan was founded January 13, 1851 by settlers from northern communities under the leadership of George A. Smith. Among the early structures were a large liberty pole and a sundial. This marker designates the site of the community sundial placed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HP_first-school-house-and-council-house-in-iron-county_Parowan-UT.html
"I commenced a grammar school in my wickiup by the light of the fire and only one grammar book." Diary of George A. Smith, February 25, 1851. The first school house, 18 x 24 feet, was built west of the Council House and dedicated December 25, 1851…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HO_john-c-freemont-memorial_Paragonah-UT.html
Seeking a suitable railroad route through the central Rockies, John C. Freemont and Company reached Parowan February 6, 1854. These are Freemont's own words, "We were all so feeble we could barely drag ourselves down the trail, but the Mormons too…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HI_jesse-n-smith-home_Paragonah-UT.html
Built by:Jesse N. Smith, 1856-57Registered by:Jesse N. Smith Family, 2/3/71Construction notes:Original portion made ofadobe brick.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HH_jesse-n-smith-home_Paragonah-UT.html
Dedicated to the memory ofMary Aikens Smithand her sonsJesse Nathaniel and Silas Sanfordand to the memory ofAll the pioneer settlerswho founded Parowan in 1851Constructed 1856-58 by Jesse N. SmithRestored 1967 by Jesse N. Smith Family Assn.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HG_parowan-cotton-factory_Parowan-UT.html
On this site, in 1862 the first Cotton Factory was erected in the west. Designed and operated by William Marsden and owned by Ebenezer Hanks. Here the first ball of Cotton Yarn was made west of the Mississippi River.
Girls That Worked in the Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HF_william-and-julia-lyman-house_Parowan-UT.html
Constructed c. 1895, the William and Julia Lyman House is a type known as a central passage, where a central hallway divides the two equally sized main-floor rooms. The Lyman House is one of only a few of this type remaining in Parowan. The centra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GZ_southern-utah-expedition-of-1849_Parowan-UT.html
Southern Utah Expedition of 1849Realizing the limited resources for pioneer settlements in the Salt Lake Valley and surrounding settlements in 1849, and the potential of many more immigrants arriving in the next few years, Brigham Young began to s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GY_birthplace-of-southern-utah_Parowan-UT.html
Welcometo the Birthplace of Southern UtahJanuary 13, 1851