Parowan Cotton Factory
On this site, in 1862 the first Cotton Factory was erected in the west.
Designed and operated by William Marsden and owned by Ebenizer Hanks.
Here the first ball of Cotton Yarn was made west of the Mississippi River.
Girls that worked
in the Cotton Factory
Caroline Newman [Mitchel]
Maria Coombs [Taylor]
Ellen Newman
Mary Mortenson [Wardell]
Annie Lewis [Whitney]
Christiann Scogard
Hanna Taylor [Mickleman]
Lura Marsden [Benson]
Caroline Mortenson [Durham]
Elizah Lewis [Fish]
Amanda Dalton [Mortenson]
Ellen Hobbs
Lizzie Hobbs
Lizzie Grmishaw [Benson]
Little Salt Lake Chapter S.U.P.
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