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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14BO_pioneer-gratitude_Hurricane-UT.html
When Claron Bradshaw was asked by the Heritage Park Foundation Committee if he would sponsor the expense of casting the "Pioneer Gratitude" statue in bronze and placing it on the monument in the park, he responded -"I Appreciate My Dixie PioneerHe…
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The warm comfortable productive climate in the sheltered valleys along the meandering Rio Virgin and its lower tributaries in Washington County became known as "Utah's Dixie".The rugged pioneer colonizers and their descendants are known as "Dixiei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14BL_hurricane-canal_Hurricane-UT.html
The construction of the Hurricane Canal is one of Utah's proudest stories of pioneer determination. This canal, built completely by hand, opened the Hurricane Bench to farming and the establishment of the town of Hurricane.In 1893 two local men, J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14BK_pioneer-trails_Hurricane-UT.html
Historic Temple TrailThe Temple Trail which has two parts, was used during the years 1874-1876 to bring lumber by ox-team from two sawmills at Nixon Springs on the south face of Mount Trumbull to St. George, eighty miles away, for constructing the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14AJ_historic-pine-valley-mountain_Hurricane-UT.html
To the north stands historic Pine Valley Mountain, one of the best known and most historic mountains of the Southern Utah Rockies. Indian legends carry traditions of this imposing landmark back many generations. To the Mormon Pioneers it furnished…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR29_westward-expansion_Hurricane-UT.html
Until the late 18th Century, Zion's only visitors were the original inhabitants of the region. The earliest appearance of Europeans came in 1776 when the Dominguez-Escalante expedition after abandoning their quest for an overland route to Californ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR20_original-inhabitants-living-traditions_Hurricane-UT.html
Original InhabitantsNative peoples lived in the Zion area long before the first Euro-Americans came to this canyon. "Southern Paiutes believe they have lived in this area since the time of creation. Because of the abundance of animals, plants, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR1Z_promised-land_Hurricane-UT.html
The early Mormon settlers of Springdale and other Virgin River communities were resourceful and enterprising farmers. Taking advantage of the natural water resources available on the canyon floor, they dug irrigation systems and planted corn, vege…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR1V_birth-of-a-park_Hurricane-UT.html
Zion was little visited by outsiders during the 19th Century. The region's isolation began to erode in 1908, when Deputy Surveyor Leo Snow mapped the upper Virgin River for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Snow's report was so persuasive that …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA3_hurricane-city_Hurricane-UT.html
Hurricane had its humble beginning in the year 1906 with the coming of eleven families to establish their homes. These first settlers were the families of T. Maurice Hinton, Ira E. Bradshaw, Anthony Jepson, Thomas Ison, Bernard Hinton, Erastus Lee…