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It wasn’t until 1898 that a townsite was surveyed and brothers Joseph and Henry Gubler as well as James Pectol came to La Verkin with their families. The town flourished and gradually grew into an area of fruit production, turkey growing, and dairying.
FYI- This welcome sign is located at the bridge across the Virgin River. This is where they filmed the jet airplane in James Bond 007 flying under the bridge. La Verkin also made headlines when the city opted out of the United Nations!
New name and new look! Zion Canyon Hot Springs. Bubbling up beneath the ledges of the point where the Virgin River breaks through the Hurricane Fault are the warm mineral waters of the La Verkin sulfur springs. Fathers Dominguez and Escalante probably visited the sulfur springs, since they named the stream the “Rio Sulfureo.” The Indians regarded the hot springs as sacred and healing spaces, available to friend or enemy. The grounds were preserved as a peaceful sanctuary for everyone. The springs became one of the first recreation spots for the early Mormon pioneers. They dammed up the springs sufficiently that people could bathe. During the years of canal building, the waters soothed and comforted the men who swung the picks and pushed the wheelbarrows. The banks have foreclosed on then hot springs and unfortunately they are currently closed.
Early settlers baptized their children in the warm waters at this point of the river. Today the springs have been, we are hoping, temporarily closed. You can smell the sulphur as you cross the new bridge connecting La Verkin to Hurricane. Their is a unique hike follows the banks of three rivers as they cross and intersect while you hike the shaded trail dotted with sandy beach’s the water suddenly changes direction of flow. You hike through old pecan orchards and dairy farms, huge cottonwood trees line the banks of crystal clear water flowing beneath your feet on a hot summer day! Did I mention the huge endangered wounded tortoise rescue across the river in Hurricane, worth the steep hike down. If you get lucky you might spot a tortoise!
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