Pahreah or Paria - Utah Ghost Town

PAHREAH or PARIAH

NAME: Pahreah or Paria
COUNTY: Kane
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 8
CLIMATE: Mild winter, warm summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: Pariah is the movie set and about 2 milies farther along the road is Pahreah, the original Mormon town.
REMAINS: Movie set one location and original remains another.

Pariah was used as a movie set. Pahrea was settled in 1870 on the narrow benches above the Pahreah River (later spelled Pariah ) Nuts, vineyards, and vegetables flourished. The settlers also ran cattle in the canyons. Pahreah was a popular stopping place for river travelers such as explorer John Wesley Powell and various Indians. The 47 families built sturdy sandstone houses but many of these were washed away during frequent floods. By the 1890's only 8 families still remained in Pahreah. Muddy mess getting there. Courtesy Dolores Steele Cabin Courtesy Dolores Steele Pahreah Courtesy Dolores Steele Paria Courtesy Kurt Wenner Paria Courtesy Kurt Wenner Paria Courtesy Kurt Wenner	Pariah Courtesy Bill Yanneck Pariah Courtesy Bill Yanneck Pariah Courtesy Bill Yanneck Pahreah Courtesy Dolores Steele Pahreah Cemetery Courtesy Dolores Steele

Pariah was used as a movie set. Pahrea was settled in 1870 on the narrow benches above the Pahreah River (later spelled Pariah ) Nuts, vineyards, and vegetables flourished. The settlers also ran cattle in the canyons. Pahreah was a popular stopping place for river travelers such as explorer John Wesley Powell and various Indians. The 47 families built sturdy sandstone houses but many of these were washed
away during frequent floods. By the 1890's only 8 families still remained in Pahreah.

Muddy mess getting there.
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Cabin
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Pahreah
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Paria
Courtesy Kurt Wenner

Pariah
Courtesy Bill Yanneck

Pahreah
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Pahreah Cemetery
Courtesy Dolores Steele

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