Augustus Chapman Allen

Augustus Chapman Allen was born to Roland and Sarah (Chapman) Allen in Canaseraga, New York on July 4, 1806. He graduated from the Polytechnic Institute at Chittenango, New York, where he taught mathematics until 1827. That year, he became a ...

Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society

Originally a vigilante group, the Anti-Horse Thief Society was formed here in March 1853 by area landowners to recover stolen horses and prosecute the thieves. Horse theft was a serious offense in the ante-bellum era. Trustees nominated a captain and ...

Southern Utah Expedition of 1849

Parley P Pratt

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 began to ...

Birthplace of Southern Utah

Welcome

to the Birthplace of Southern Utah

January 13, 1851

Marker can be reached from South Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Spanish Trail

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 ...

Paulina Eliza Phelps Lyman

"Aunt Pliny"

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 ...

Iron Furnaces

Thomas Mayberry agreed in 1742 to erect iron furnaces on the property of William Vestal. Here ore was mined and iron produced for the first time west of the Blue Ridge. Washington visited the iron furnaces here in 1760.

Marker is ...

War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration

As U.S. Army and Georgia Militia Headquarters, Fort Hawkins played a significant role in the War of 1812. The fort supplied all command and logistics support for the Southern Theatre and fort personnel participated directly in the Creek War and ...

Dr. Paul B. Leffler Rotary Park

Built for the enjoyment of all

the citizens of Pittsburg

Dedicated on June 8th 1999.

Dr. Paul Bannon Leffler practiced medicine in Pittsburg from 1945 to 1977.

He lived the Rotary Motto

"Service Above Self"

Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street (Kansas Route 126) ...

Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet

1826 – 1901

A convert of 1831

Utah Pioneer 1850

Settled in Springville

Called to the Dixie Mission 1861

Moved to Summit 1872

Children by Catherine Stoker

John Riley - Sarah Ann

Barbara Adlinda - Sylvanus Cyrus

Sylvester Silas - Cathryn Melissa

Emma Tryphenia - Charles Franklin

Luella - Oscar ...