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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1957
Page
3
Parowan Valley offers unique scenery for tourists and overnight guests. Petroglyphs at Parowan Gap and other sites are reachable within minutes from Parowan or Paragonah. Visitors can see the writings in a brief stop, then return for dinner.
John H. Pendleton surveys Parowan’s founding era highlighting necessity cooperative effort and faith. The piece traces the Parowan Unit ed Manufacturing Institution’s role in forming a self sufficient community with cattle and sheep herds a tannery a cabinet shop and mills while calling attention to historic sites like the first saw mill lime kilns and the second saw mill as reminders of pioneer industry.
Parowan Mercantile, founded in 1868, grew from a stock company run by Joseph Fish to a modern, air conditioned Iron County shopping center. The store evolved through multiple managers, a shoe shop and tannery addition, and the use of a script system known as Pumi Pay, with various owners and a 1940s sale to the Cheevers and King.
County and state road plans promise major development for Parowan. Completion of the Parowan Canyon route will bring Cedar Breaks within 16 miles and a 30 minute drive, creating a scenic loop to the Breaks. A new Parowan Valley to Gap road and a Fis Lake Mountain route could link Panguiteh Lake and attract fishermen and tourists.
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