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Kane County


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Kane County Facts:

County Website: Kane County
Area: 4,109 square miles
Population: 7,709 (2018)
County Seat: Kanab
Origin of County Name: after Thomas L. Kane, an influential supporter of the Mormons
Cities/Towns: Alton, Big Water, Glendale, Kanab, Orderville  
Economy: tourism, services
Points of Interest: Lake Powell, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Old Paria, Navajo Lake, Hole-in-the Rock

 

About Kane County:

There are several evidences that the Anasazi were in this county back in the 1200’s. While much of this evidence is tools, a home named the Defiance House still is found in the area.  An early pioneer group, trying to find a shorter route from Iron County to San Juan County, created a site now know as "Hole in the Rock” by blasting rock to move people, cattle, and wagons from the top of a ridge way to the bottom of the Colorado River.  Both of these sites are found in the Glen Canyon.

Most of the county is covered by the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. When visiting Kane County you may recognize the area from the several movies that were filmed here, with some of the sets still standing. Today you find many visitors in Kanab, the county seat, probably on their way to Lake Powell, or the several other National Parks in the area.

 

Resources:

More information for Kane County can be found at the following sites:

 

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Museum and visitor center for Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.
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Big Water Slot Canyon in Kane County, Utah.
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The historic Kanab Library (built 1940) in Kanab, Utah.
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Parry Lodge, a historic motel-restaurant complex in Kanab, Utah.
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Bowman-Chamberlain House in Kanab, Utah.
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Union Pacific Lodge in Kanab, Utah.
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Historic Rock Church in Mount Carmel, Utah.
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Museum of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Orderville, Utah.
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 Navajo Sandstone at the Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracksite.
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Remnants of a small Anasazi shelter in Johnson Lakes Canyon.
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Johnson Lakes Canyon.
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A view north on the road through Cottonwood Canyon.
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Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.
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A series of mesas viewed from Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.
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Sand Pipe in Kodachrome Basin State Park.
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Shakespeare Arch in Kodachrome Basin State Park.
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Kodachrome Basin State Park.
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Kodachrome Basin State Park.
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A Rock Formation near Lake Powell.
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Navajo Canyon at Lake Powell.
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