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Show 8 The Kanab Area Vacation Guide Souvenir Edition OrderviUe Faithful Follow Principle of Consecration and barley. The first day of cooperative work began on April 1. The movement became widely known throughout the state and over 800 people joined the group within two years. The physical configuration of the communal site was centered around a 25 by 40 foot lumber building, which was the dining room for the entire community. A kitchen with a large brick oven was built to the back. East and North of these buildings wTere rows of shanties built into sections of eight, with high sides By Dixie Brunner Orderville, Utah became the pride of the Mormon Church in the late 1800s. From direction of LDS President Brigham Young, Orderville established a United Order, or a system of communism. While the communal system was practiced by a number of communities at the time, the unique thing about the United Order of Orderville was that it worked well for over 20 years! During a time of economic depression, the Prophet felt this way of life would make the saints (Church members) more equal in temporal things, and that individual values would accrue from a self sacrificing The Order of Zion was established on March 20, 1874 in Orderville. After a canvass of willing participants, ward officers identified 94 people over 14 and 96 under. Property from members, turned into the common fund, ranged from a few dollars to $4000, and included 430 acres of private land, 535 bushels of wheat and corn, and 360 bushels of oats Septarians, a very unusual kind of rock, were formed approximately 100 million years ago when the Gulf of Mexico reached what is now southern Utah. Decomposed sea (shell) life, killed by volcanic eruptions, had a chemical or molecular attraction for the sediment around them, forming mud balls. Tide and wave action rolled the balls around increasing the size of many of them. As the ocean receded, the balls were left to dry and crack. The only place in the world they are found is in Long Valley. Check out these unique rocks at one of the shops in Orderville. Historic- call E-m- Hes - U v On Heritage Highway 89 in Glendale, d. town in the territory, and the Order was able to secure valuable ranches and rangelands in and northern Ari zona-rangon the Kaibab watering places Mountain. They had over 5,000 head of sheep and increased the number of cattle they had started with ten-folThe United Order principles guided the lives of those who established the system under LDS President Brigham Young for over twenty years, but passing time led to its eventual dissolution. The towrn was surveyed in 1884, and the people drew for lots, applying their credit on the Orders books as payment. The top price was $70.00 per lot. The next year the fields were surveyed and sold to the stockholders-th- e men bidding on each piece. In 1889, the remaining stockholders bought the livestock and ranches. The actual expiration of the charter under which the United Order had operated was in 1900. More history and photos can be seen at the Daughters of Utah Pioneer Museum, located on Highway 89 in Orderville. es d. Gift Shop ix Orderville Retail - Wholesale fZrji Manufacturers of Septarian Nodule, Picasso Marble and More & Breakfast Originally Built in 1927 In the Heart of Utah's Color Country 7 Rooms, Private Baths Fine Antiques on Display Wood-fire- d Hot Tub Deluxe Continental Breakfast year-roun- self-contain- ed Fisher's Rock & Jewelry Smith Hotel -- nized as the most -- H- 5S Beef two-stor- Septarians Only Found in Long Valley way of living. -- facing outward and entrances facing the center buildings. The shanties were participant family y living quarters. A large structure, with a porch and many small rooms, was the special residence for the United Board (who were the LDS Church overseers of the commune) and their families. Board plank sidewalks lined with flowers fronted the dwellings. Life was difficult for the United Order at first, but they were eventually blessed with good times. Orderville became recog Utah-Ope- n 400 West Hwy 89 Orderville, UT 84758 For reservations and information or 435-648-21- 56. smith hotelemail.com - 435-648-22- 55 H- TTHE ORDERVILLE MINEi, nmm ROCK SHOP DONT MISS US ! AND CS3T CZLECRONEf UTAH TII3& I. AISiwj&tST Located in OrderviUe on fawy 89 between Zion and Bryce Canyon (435) 43-20- 92 Custom Hand-Craft- ed Log Furniture See our work at Kanab Furniture, East Hwy 89, Kanab, or Come Visit Our Shop... Located on Hwy. 89, Glendale, Utah or |