Virgin, Utah
Posted by: brwhiz
N 37° 12.225 W 113° 11.317
12S E 305773 N 4119718
Virgin is a small town of about 400 inhabitants on Utah Highway 9 about 20 miles west of Zion National Park.
Waymark Code: WMBPRT
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
Views: 4
Virgin, originally called Virgin City to distinguish it from the Virgin River, was first settled by Mormons in 1857. By 1864 it had grown to a town of almost 350 people. In the interim it has declined to a low of about 120 in the 1970s and then returned to its former size in the 1990s.
Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log to this waymark you need to visit and write about the actual physical location. Any pictures you take at the location would be great, as well.