Welcome To Hurricane Valley Heritage Park Foundation

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Historical Points Of Hurricane, Utah

All are open to the public

The Hurricane Pioneer Museum

Located on the corner of State and Main Street of Hurricane. It has the main museum with outside exhibits radiating as spokes of a wagon wheel surrounding the Pioneer Statue. The Museum is open Monday - Saturday from 9 am - 5 pm. Donations Accepeted.

The T M Hinton Home

North of the Hurricane Pioneer Museum (across the street). This is a restored home of the first home built in Hurricane which was originally were the bank is now. The building is locked but one of the guides at the main musem would be happy to take you there. Please be sure to use the crosswalk for your safety. 

The Bradshaw Hotel

Located on the North East corner of 100 South Main (one Block South of the main Museum. This was the first bed and breakfast in the area and housed many visitors to the area in its day. It also served as a school. Currently there is a display honoring the past doctors and midwives who have served Hurricane. In there are ouside exhibits of the Black Smith Shop, Barn and Isom Home are located behind the Bradshaw Hotel along with farm equipment displays.

Fort Hurricane

Used as a guard and look out post to protect the area from Indian raids. Go west from the museum to 200 west and turn right. Travel to 975 North and make a right turn and go one block to 100 Went and turn right again. The fort is about 870 North and is on the left side of the road. Take a minute to look at the view from Toquerville on the North around to Zion Park on the East and the Hurricane fields to the South. Read the plaques on the history of the fort.

Historical Monuments

Honoring the first water to enter the Hurricane Valley through the Hurricane Canal on August 6, 1904 is located on 200 North and 300 East. Take the road to Laverkin East if the Museum 3 blocks and right on 200 North. There is also a short walking trail along part of the Hurricane Canal.

The Hurricane Canal Monument

At 800 North on the road to Laverkin is the Hurricane Canal Monument. It is on the West side of the road just before the bridge over the Virgin River. From this point you can see parts of the canal on the East mountain. The pioneers built it with faith and skill. When the Quail Lake pipeline was put in the water conservancy district put a pipe to the canal from in the valley below to carry water to the canal. However modern engineers forgot hard learned history of the soil and allowed water to leak around the junction of the pipe and the canal. One morning the canal slid down the hill as you see it now. Currently the irrigation is carried in a pressurized system to the valley. A short walk to the edge of the bridge will show the Virgin River 200 plus feet below and a view of the river valley were the pioneers built the Hurricane Canal.

Walking Trails

There is a map available at the Museum which will show walking trails that will take you out to the view areas were you can see the canal and old diversion dam in the canyon and othere areas of interest around Hurricane.  There are 15 -20 miles of these view trails in the area.

'Ranger' Bart Anderson Historical Lectures each month on the second Thurdsay of the month at 7 pm.

See Event Calendar for date and topic.

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