Paradise, Utah was founded in 1860 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who had fled the persecution of the world and were seeking to establish Zion in a beautiful mountain valley.
Heads of families who located in paradise in 1860 include:
William Woodhead, James Lofthouse, Enoch Rawlins, Elijah Tams, Jerome Remington, Winslow Farr, James Bishop, Albert Crape, Leonard Crapo, Dr. Wlis, a veterinarian, Edward Cavenport, John Sperry, and Charley Rawlins.
In February 1861, Apostle Ezra Taft Benson and Bishop Peter Maughn called David James to be bishop. Apostle Benson remarked while visiting the settlement that "This is like Paradise".
In the spring of 1868, the town was moved north about three miles from the original site, to mimimize conflicts with the Indians, who liked to camp near the first site. The original settlement is now called Avon, named after Shakespeare's Stratford-on-Avon.
Today, Paradise is a thriving community with modern irrigation and water systems. Water is a vital part of the community. The drinking water comes from a spring high above the town in a mountain canyon. The whole town is served by a piped irrigation system which is fed by the Porcupine reservoir. There are also three canals which serve the irrigation needs of the farmers in the surrounding areas.
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Other Sites:
Cache Valley Resource Site
Utah Genealogy Resources
Welcome to Cache Valley, Utah -- http://cachenet.com/valley/
Kiosk Utah -- http://www.vii.com/~icis/kioskutah/citycnty.htm
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