Washington Cotton Factory Marker

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Washington in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Washington Cotton Factory

By Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

1. Washington Cotton Factory Marker

Inscription. Built 1865-1870 on orders from Brigham Young. Appleton Harmon supervised construction. Center of Dixie “Cotton Mission”. Operated as a co-operative business and briefly under private lease until c. 1900

Erected by Utah State Historical Society. (Marker Number M-21.)

Location. 37° 7.753′ N, 113° 30.943′ W. Marker is in Washington, Utah, in Washington County. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 385 W Telegraph Street, Washington UT 84780, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Washington Cotton Factory (here, next to this marker); ZCMI Co-op Building 1875–1921 (a few steps from this marker); Washington City 1857 (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Telegraph Street / Millcreek Mills (about 700 feet away); ZCMI Co-op Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Relief Society Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas W. Smith's Corn Cracker & Grist Millstone (approx. ¼ mile away); Prominent Pioneer Men and Women Who Helped Settle Washington City (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Washington.

By Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

2. Washington Cotton Factory Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 25, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 859 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.