Site Context and History of the Orson B. Adams Homestead and Surrounding Area for the Historic American Landscapes Survey

In 1862, Orson B. Adams settled in Harrisburg, Utah. He and his family were part of a movement by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons, to create a self-sufficient colony in the west. The Mormon settlers were called to establish agricultural towns throughout southern Utah and west to the Pacific and grow crops such as grapes and cotton