Paragonah’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Paragonah. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗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 locations for farming. The settlement was first known as Red Creek, but the name was later changed to Paragoonah and then Paragonah. There are conflicting sources as to the name's precise meaning, but it is of Southern Paiute origin and apparently is a reference to the red color of the water found in the area. Paragonah was incorporated as a town in 1916.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Paragonah’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Paragonah’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEnsign-Smith House 1982, 1982: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Paragonah
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Paragonah, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Paragonah
1 place in Paragonah is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ensign-Smith House 1982 (1982) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.