Parowan in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Parowan Cotton Factory

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

1. Parowan Cotton Factory Marker

Inscription. 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 Cotton Factory
Caroline Newman (Mitchell) • Laura Marsden (Benson) • Maria Coombs (Taylor) • Caroline Mortenson (Durham) • Ellen Newman • Elizabeth Lewis (Fish) • Mary Mortenson (Wardell) • Amanda Dalton (Mortenson) • Annie Lewis (Whitney) • Ellen Hobbs • Christiann Scogard • Lizzie Hobbs • Hanna Taylor (Mickelman) • Lizzie Grimshaw (Benson)

Erected by Little Salt Lake Chapter, S.U.P.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 37° 50.35′ N, 112° 49.806′ W. Marker is in Parowan, Utah, in Iron County. It is at the intersection of South 100 West and West 200 South, on the left when traveling north on South 100 West. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Parowan UT 84761, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pioneer Industrial Center (within shouting distance of this marker); First Iron County Log School House (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Center Creek Hydroelectric Power Plant (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parowan Adobe Fort (about 500 feet away); Jesse N. Smith Home (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Jesse N. Smith Home (about 600 feet away); John C. Freemont Memorial (about 800 feet away); William and Julia Lyman House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parowan.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

2. Parowan Cotton Factory Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

3. Parowan Cotton Factory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 775 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.