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Birthplace of Southern Utah
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By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Birthplace of Southern Utah Marker | | |
Inscription. Welcome
to the Birthplace of Southern Utah
January 13, 1851
Location. 37° 50.183′ N, 112° 49.643′ W. Marker is in Parowan, Utah, in Iron County. Marker can be reached from South Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in Parowan Heritage Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 South Main Street, Parowan UT 84761, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Southern Utah Expedition of 1849 (here, next to this marker); Memorial to Horace and Hannah Leavitt Fish (a few steps from this marker); Southern Expedition, 1849-1850 (a few steps from this marker); Parley P. Pratt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Spanish Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Paulina Eliza Phelps Lyman (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); William and Julia Lyman House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Public Works (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Parowan. |
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By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Birthplace of Southern Utah Monument | | Birthplace of Southern Utah Marker is directly below company leader George A. Smith holding flag. | | |
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By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Parowan, the Mother Town | | Parowan is known as the "Mother Town of the Southwest" because many original and subsequent residents left Parowan to settle new communities in southern Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon and Wyoming. | | |
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By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012 | |
| | | 4. The Founding of Iron County | "Iron we must have. We cannot well do without it," pronounced Mormon President Brigham Young as he called for the colonization of Iron County. The original boundaries of Iron County included a strip of territory approximately 100 miles from north to south and from the Rocky Mountains to the Sierra Nevada.
On January 16, 1851, on this site Iron County was organized and the first election was held for county officials and representative was elected to Legislature of the State of Deseret. The firing of the sow cannon signaled the closing of the polls. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 17, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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