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Alma W. Richards
Utah’s First Olympic Gold Medalist
February 20, 1890-born in Parowan, Utah.
1904-seeking to be "free," Richards dropped out of school at age 14.
1908-returned to school through the influence of a teacher who . . . — — Map (db m240478) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
During the last half of the 19th century, commercial endeavors developed along Parowan's main street. Into this community rode the freighters, commanding huge freight wagons pulled by draft animals, freighting their wares to our needful pioneer . . . — — Map (db m240477) HM
This building, erected in 1866, served the community of Parowan for 52 years as a religious and cultural center. Later it was given by the L.D.S. Church to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, who in 1939-40 restored the old edifice and in 1949-50 . . . — — Map (db m59614) HM
On Main Street at 100 South, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
"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, . . . — — Map (db m59611) HM
On West 100 South, 0.1 miles west of South Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of
Mary Aikens Smith
and her sons
Jesse Nathaniel and Silas Sanford
and to the memory of
All the pioneer settlers
who founded Parowan in 1851
Constructed 1856-58 by Jesse N. Smith
Restored 1967 by . . . — — Map (db m59602) HM
On West 100 South, 0.1 miles west of South Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built by:
Jesse N. Smith, 1856-57
Registered by:
Jesse N. Smith Family, 2/3/71
Construction notes:
Original portion made of
adobe brick. — — Map (db m59603) HM
On Main Street at 100 South, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m59610) HM
Dr. Priddy Meeks
1795-1886
Meeks/Green Pioneer Farmstead
The Meeks/Green Farmstead is Parowan's sole surviving pioneer-era farmstead, an integral element of the town's early agricultural history. The construction of the Meeks cabin and . . . — — Map (db m240474) HM
Early Settlers of Parowan. Horace Fish born 6 Jan 1799 Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Son of joseph and Sally Spear Fish. Married Hannah Leavitt on 18 July 1825. Hannah Leavitt born 26 Dec 1850 in Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, daughter of . . . — — Map (db m2253) HM
On Center Street at 200 West, on the left when traveling west on Center Street.
The Parowan Dramatic Association was organized in 1851 with Edward Dalton president, Jessie V. Smith, Joseph, Jane and Annie Fish, David and Wm. Cluff, Wm. C. McGregor and Ed Ward, members. Plays were produced in Log Council House and Rock Church . . . — — Map (db m59615) HM
As a young man, Parley P. Pratt left his farming roots to become a traveling preacher, during which time he was converted and baptized into the Mormon Church. As a faithful saint, Pratt went on a number of Church missions, served as a member of the . . . — — Map (db m1424) HM
On West 200 South at 200 West and 200 South, on the right when traveling north on West 200 South.
This site marks the southwest corner of the old Parowan adobe fort. It was constructed at the direction of LDS leader Brigham Young, to help secure the new pioneers as they developed the mother town of Southern Utah. Conceptualized in 1851, the . . . — — Map (db m240472) HM
On South 100 West at West 200 South, on the left when traveling north on South 100 West.
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 . . . — — Map (db m59601) HM
Wife of apostle Amasa Mason Lyman "Aunt Pliny" was Parowan's first doctor and midwife. She was sent by Brigham Young to care for the Parowan pioneers. "Aunt Pliny" was a woman of great faith, one whose testimony and resolve blessed the lives of . . . — — Map (db m59579) HM
On South Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m59613) HM
On Main Street at 100 South, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m59612) HM
On East 200 South at North 100 East, on the left when traveling east on East 200 South.
At Parowan, a pioneer industrial center was settled in 1851. Water for manufacturing and industry was carried by wooden flume from the canyon to the fort. Along this water line industries were established known as the Public Works. Among these were . . . — — Map (db m59574) HM
In 1849, the Southern Expedition led by Parley P. Pratt, left Salt Lake City with instructions from Mormon President Brigham Young to search for colonization sites and iron ore deposits. Pratt, a Mormon explorer, led 50 men on an extensive . . . — — Map (db m1423) HM
Southern Utah Expedition of 1849
Realizing 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 . . . — — Map (db m59582) HM
“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 . . . — — Map (db m240471) HM
Between 1829 and 1848, traders from Santa Fe used the Spanish Trail which passed through Parowan to transfer dry goods and captured Indian slaves to Los Angles, where they were exchanged for horses.
The trail was pioneered between 1776 and 1831 . . . — — Map (db m59580) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 central . . . — — Map (db m59600) HM
