Hurricane Pioneers
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JacobBarlow
N 37° 10.565 W 113° 17.321
12S E 296817 N 4116859
In 1863 settlers on the upper Virgin River whose lands were being washed away made preliminary surveys for irrigating and occupying these lands. Erastus Snow, David H. Cannon and Nephi Johnson came down the hill over an old Indian trail....
Waymark Code: WM2F35
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2007
Views: 38
In 1863 settlers on the upper Virgin River whose lands were being washed away made preliminary surveys for irrigating and occupying these lands. Erastus Snow, David H. Cannon and Nephi Johnson came down the hill over an old Indian trail, with a heavy buggy drawn by mules, using ropes to keep it from tipping. A whirlwind took the top off the buggy. Erastus Snow exclaimed, "Well, that was a hurricane. We'll name this Hurricane Hill." The fault, bench and town were named from this event.
Marker Name: Hurricane Pioneers
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Location:
35 W State Street
HURRICANE
WASHINGTON County
Hurricane Valley Heritage Park
County: Washington
City: HURRICANE
Group Responsible for Placement: WASHINGTON
Date Dedicated: 9/25/1931
Marker Number: 20
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1633
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