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The Bowman–Chamberlain House, also known as the Kanab Heritage House Museum, was built in 1894, in Kanab, Utah. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1] It was designed by Reuben Broadbent. [2] NRHP nom and accompanying photos
Kanab: Kane: Natural history: Cave and museum with fluorescent minerals, Native American artifacts and dinosaur tracks, gift shop Morgan County DUP Museum: Morgan: Morgan: History: Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, [1] open by appointment Mt. Nebo Pioneer Memorial Relic Home: Mona: Juab: History
The area where Kanab is located was first settled in 1864, and the town was founded in 1870 when 10 Mormon families moved into the area. [7] Named for a Paiute word meaning "place of the willows," Fort Kanab was built on the east bank of Kanab Creek in 1864 for offensive operations against the original inhabitants of the area and as a base for the exploration of the area. [8]
The cave referred to as the "Moqui Cave" is not a natural cave at all. It was a sand mine to obtain sand to make glass. The Indian lore and history may be authentic to the area, but the cave itself has nothing to do with the Moqui Indians or any other Indians. That component of the site is completely manufactured. [citation needed]
The Kanab Library is a historic building in Kanab, Utah.It was built by Mark E. Pope in 1939-1940 as a Works Progress Administration project to house the public library initially established in 1915, and designed in the Prairie School and Art Deco styles by architect Carson Fordham Wells, Jr. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 7, 1995.
Robert B. Keiter, Sarah B. George and Joro Walker (editors), Visions of the Grand Staircase–Escalante: Examining Utah's Newest National Monument (Utah Museum of Natural History and Wallace Stegner Center, 1998) ISBN 0-940378-12-4; Julian Smith, "Moon Handbooks Four Corners" (Avalon Travel Publishing, 2003) ISBN 1-56691-581-3
The Kanab movie fort was a filming set near the current Kanab Municipal Airport in Kanab, Utah. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The military fort is an 1800s-era recreation constructed for The Yellow Tomahawk (United Artists 1954).
The house passed through several owners, ending with Lewis and Vinnie Farnsworth Jepson in 1904. Vinnie was the daughter of Frank and Lovinnia Farnsworth. The Jepsons finished the upstairs of the 1½ story house, installing a wooden bathtub that was stated to be one of only two built-in bathtubs in Kanab at the time.