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Show ' ! 0Cannonville Gateway To Kodachrome Park CANNONVILLE (A) Located just a little over a mile from the southern boundary of Garfield County, Cannonville serves as the gateway to beautiful Kodachrome Basin State Reserve. The little town was founded in the early 1880's when about 200 families lived in the fertile valley irrigated with water from the Paria River. Proving unreliable, the river and its tributaries eventually cut deeply into the farmlands and water was finally brought into Cannonville from the East Fork canal into Tropic. In the Spring along the ditch banks wild asparagus is abundant and in summer, gardens abound. The very civic-minded little community com-munity has. been honored for its self-improvement efforts more than once and its community center was built by a concerned citizenry. It also is the home of the Bryce Valley Val-ley Clinic which offers medical Sunrise at Kodachrome Basin State Reserve, helps the spot live up to it's "colorful" name. services on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thurs-days. With a population of approximately approxi-mately 100 people, Cannonville children are bussed, along with those from nearby Henricvillc to Tropic to school. There is a general store and gasoline is available in town. An old gas pump stands near one old building at the edge of town, decked with a sign that says "Too pooped to pump!" Nearby unusual rock formations I I I ..... , - ' ; - . ... .... - ! I I," . "I ! i . . , The area is so named for the variety of color in landscape of the area near Ilenrieville. seem to embrace the little town in a picture-frame setting. Its community park in the center of town was developed wholly by local residents and offers a restful spot for families to spend a summer evening and for their children to play. Not too long ago Indians used to camp on the outskirts of town and the Indian children played with the. local children while their parents traded goods. Just south of Cannonville is the old ghost town of Georgetown. Between Be-tween the two, Clifton used to be located, but nothing remains today to remind the visitor that the town ever existed. Cannonville is the center for a lot of side trips that can be very exciting and interesting and local residents are happy to direct the visitor to the best spots. |
