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    Parowan (/ˈpærəwɑːn/ PARR-ə-wahn) is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,790 at the 2010 census, and...
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    Parowan Valley, originally known as the Little Salt Lake Valley, is a basin in Iron County, Utah, United States. Its lowest point is at 5,695 feet (1...
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  • Parowan Creek, is a stream in the Parowan Valley of Iron County, Utah. It flows north through Parowan, Utah to its mouth at an elevation of 5,686 feet...
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    differing periods were carved into the walls of Parowan Gap NW of Parowan. Paiutes roamed the Parowan Valley in the centuries before Euro-American exploration;...
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  • Little Salt Lake (also called Parowan Lake), is a dry lake in east‑central Iron County, Utah, United States. The lake has an elevation 5,682 feet (1,732 m)...
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    The Parowan Meetinghouse, sometimes referred to as the Parowan Tabernacle or the Parowan Old Rock Church is a historic meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus...
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    in Iron County just west of Parowan as 200 South and travels through the center of town before turning south into Parowan Canyon. From here, the route...
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    Subsequently, what has been called the Virgin Anasazi culture (c. 500) and the Parowan Fremont group developed as the Basketmakers settled in permanent communities...
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    better-known temple built in Salt Lake City was completed in 1893), as well as Parowan, Cedar City, Bluff, Moab, Vernal, Fillmore (which served as the territorial...
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    George A. Smith (category People from Parowan, Utah)
    30 families; they settled near the Little Salt Lake (today also called Parowan Lake). They arrived at Center Creek, 265 miles from Salt Lake City, on...
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    prehistoric people in the Cedar City area is revealed by rock art found in Parowan Gap to the north and Fremont sites dated to A.D. 1000 and 1300. Ancestors...
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  • 848 m) 65,132  Colorado Colorado Springs 6,035 ft (1,839 m) 465,101  Utah Parowan 6,017 ft (1,834 m) 3,165  Utah Kingston 6,017 ft (1,834 m) 155  Colorado...
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    Creek and continued the 125 miles (201 km) to Mountain Meadows, passing Parowan and Cedar City, southern Utah communities led respectively by Stake Presidents...
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    County in the southwestern portion of the US state of Utah that connects Parowan and SR-274 to Paragonah and I-15. The route spans 5.65 miles (9.09 km)...
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    The Meeks-Green Farmstead in Parowan, Utah was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The listing included four contributing buildings...
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    reached the Mormon settlement of Parowan in southwestern Utah on February 8, 1854. After spending two weeks in Parowan to regain strength, the party continued...
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    known as Gap Road—running west from the county seat at Parowan through Hieroglyphic Canyon (now Parowan Gap) to the Cedar City–Lund road was added to the state...
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    Paragonah was settled by residents from the nearby town of Parowan in the early 1850s. Parowan residents found meadows next to Red Creek that provided ideal...
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  • known as Gap Road—running west from the county seat at Parowan through Hieroglyphic Canyon (now Parowan Gap) to the Cedar City–Lund road was added to the state...
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    Scott M. Matheson (category People from Parowan, Utah)
    England. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Utah, settling first in Parowan, before moving to Salt Lake City, when his father became United States...
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    Cedar City, Cedar Valley, Summit, and the Parowan Valley, the trend is northeast. At the northeast end of Parowan Valley, which is the Tushar Mountains,...
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    The first school in Iron County was dedicated on December 23, 1851, in Parowan, Utah. In 1853, school was also held in Cedar City at the Old Fort. In...
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    Alma Richards (category People from Parowan, Utah)
    Angeles for 32 years. Richards was buried, according to his wishes, in the Parowan Cemetery. He was posthumously inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame...
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    Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway 51.0 82.1 Utah SR 143 at I-15 in Parowan UT 143 at US 89 in Panguitch October 16, 2009 Scenic drive through Dixie...
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    Yes Single (October 12, 1812, in Westfield, Vermont – March 4, 1896, in Parowan, Utah). Widow of Samuel H. Prescott. Married to Reuben Barton (with who...
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    John Steele (pioneer) (category People from Parowan, Utah)
    Salt Lake City with the Mormon pioneers. He was one of the founders of Parowan, Utah. Steele also contributed to the development of Iron, Kane, and Washington...
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    Logan, Manila, Manti, Moab, Monticello, Nephi, Park City, Panguitch, Parowan, Price, Randolph, Richfield, St. George, Tooele, Washington, and Vernal...
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    Hurricane Layton Lehi Logan Magna Manti Mapleton Moab Monroe Nephi Orem Ogden Parowan Payson Pleasant Grove Price Provo Richfield Roy Salem Salina Salt Lake...
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    Christ of Latter-day Saints, led a group of 54 families eastward from Parowan and Beaver to the Sevier River. Due to the area's high elevation, 6,600...
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    when he learned of the contemplated attack by members of the church in Parowan and Cedar City, he sent back a letter directing that the Fancher party...
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