HARMONY HERITAGE SERVICE ORGANIZATION

NEW HARMONY, UT

View from Wildcat Canyon Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Wildcat Canyon Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Credit: w_lemay

Harmony Heritage Service Organization is a non-profit community organization located in New Harmony, Utah. The organization is committed to promoting the welfare and well-being of the community by providing various services and programs that enhance the quality of life of its residents.

The organization was established in 1998 and has since been serving the community with various programs and services. Harmony Heritage Service Organization provides a range of services, including food bank, senior citizen services, community center, youth programs, and emergency assistance.

The food bank program provides food assistance to those in need, while the senior citizen services offer various programs tailored to the needs of the elderly in the community. The community center is a hub for various events and activities, including fitness classes, art classes, and community gatherings.

Harmony Heritage Service Organization also offers youth programs that aim to promote the development of young people in the community. These programs include after-school programs, summer camps, and sports activities.

Emergency assistance is also available to members of the community who need immediate help with essential needs such as housing, utility bills, and medical bills.

Overall, Harmony Heritage Service Organization plays a vital role in the New Harmony community, providing essential services and programs that enhance the quality of life of its residents.

HARMONY HERITAGE SERVICE ORGANIZATION is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in NEW HARMONY UT. US MID #8404900125

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

View from Wildcat Canyon Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Wildcat Canyon Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
Rocks, Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
Rock, Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
Rock, Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.
View from Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park, Virgin, UT Founded in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, Zion National Park was enlarged and raised to the status of National Park by the United States Congress in 1919, encompassing the original national monument that protected the 15 mile (24 kilometer) long Zion Canyon, or Mukuntuweap Canyon, and the surrounding lands. The name of the land in the Southern Paiute Language, Mukuntuweap, or “straight canyon,” was chosen for the initial national monument, but this was changed to the anglocentric “Zion,” which the place was dubbed by the Mormon settlers of the region in the mid-19th Century, due to fears by federal officials that tourists would avoid places they could not pronounce. The park covers 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), and includes Kolob Canyon, as well as the aforementioned Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon. The canyon was settled by indigenous people thousands of years ago, and then by European-American Mormons in the 1850s and 1860s, whom founded the towns of Virgin and Springdale near the canyon. The Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon itself was settled by three families in the 1860s, whom lived seasonally in the canyon and farmed the bottomlands until the establishment of the National Monument. The area was visited by John Wesley Powell in 1872, whom documented the canyon and the Southern Paiute name for the canyon, Mukuntuweap. The landscape of the park includes many sandstone formations, canyons, cliffs, mesas, mountains, and rugged slopes, which tower over the canyons and valleys below. Through Mukuntuweap-Zion Canyon flows the Virgin River, which empties into a broad valley at the lower end of the park through the town of Springdale, flowing southwest towards Lake Mead and the Colorado River in Nevada. The river and its tributaries carved through the plateau over the eons, forming the rugged landscape of the park and its many scenic geological formations. The park is traversed by a road through the canyon, which is only open to shuttle buses, and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, which connects Springdale with the east side of the park, both of which travel through scenic landscapes. The park also contains many hiking trails, a lodge in the canyon, campgrounds, and picnic areas. The park today is one of the most-visited National Parks in the United States, and sees over 4.6 million visitors annually.

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MID # 8404900125
Name HARMONY HERITAGE SERVICE ORGANIZATION
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 364568527
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201012
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 37.449372, -113.250924
CODES FIPS State Code: 49
FIPS County Code: 053
US Census Tract: 270100
US Census Block: 2039