From the beginning of the Common Era and into the nineteenth century, European Jews were prohibited from owning land. By necessity, Jews abandoned an agrarian existence and turned to a more urban way of life, becoming instead shopkeepers, peddlers, . . . — — Map (db m134344) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Casino Theatre, constructed in 1912, is historically significant as the best example of “high style” architecture in Gunnison and as the first and only theatre constructed in the town. A two-story rectangular building with its narrow . . . — — Map (db m74906) HM
For the Jewish settlers who came to Utah, Clarion was not just a theoretical experiment; it was a real opportunity to escape the poverty and stress of life in the ghettos of the eastern cities, for themselves as well as their families. As the . . . — — Map (db m134343) HM
On North Main Street north of 200 North Street, on the left when traveling north.
Gunnison was settled in 1859. As a precinct it was granted weekly U.S. Mail service in 1862. The Black Hawk War began in 1865. In 1867 a bastion was erected 362 feet southeast of here. It was used by Colonel Byron Pace and 1500 militia men to . . . — — Map (db m74907) HM
On South Main Street at East Center Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Captain John. W. Gunnison
Captain John. W. Gunnison (1812-53), an army officer and explorer, was commissioned in 1853 to lead a mapping expedition to find a route for the Southern Pacific Railroad. After mapping the Grand River in Colorado . . . — — Map (db m260678) HM
On South Main Street at East Center Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Gunnison Sugar Factory
The sugar industry in Gunnison Valley began in 1901 when Bishop C.A. Madsen offered a prize for beet-growing. Farmers planted the new crop and shipped them for processing to Lehi and later to Elsinore. In 1904, Madsen . . . — — Map (db m260679) HM
In 1911, the Jewish Agricultural and Colonial Association of Philadelphia purchased 6,085 acres of land and water rights from the Utah State Land board for the agricultural experiment that they would name Clarion. Members of the association tasked . . . — — Map (db m134341) HM
