WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Harrisburg, Utah
(formerly Cottonwood and Harrisville)

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The first settlement in the area was Harrisburg, founded in 1861 by Moses Harris and a few Mormon families who settled along Quail Creek. Harrisburg was originally called Cottonwood and then Harrisville. Despite their efforts in digging a 5-mile-long irrigation canal along what is now known as Leeds Creek, growth was hampered by rocky soil and limited land available for farming. By 1876 Harrisburg was losing population and essentially failing. It was all but gone by 1892. Today, remnants of a few pioneer homes and the restored Adams House are all that remain of Historic Harrisburg.

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HISTORY

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HISTORICAL SITES

Adams Home (Orson B. Adams)
Harrisburg Cemetery
Jolley Home
Leany Home
McMullin Home

PHOTOS

Collection of Harrisburg ghost town photos
Collection of Harrisburg ghost town photos
Collection of Harrisburg ghost town photos
A pair of photos of a house in Harrisburg

REFERENCES

A history of Harrisburg
A history of Harrisburg
A history of Harrisburg
A history of Harrisburg
Harrisburg pioneer index
Harrisburg cemetery listings
“Saga of Three Towns: Harrisburg – Leeds – Silver Reef”
A driving tour of Silver Reef, Leeds, and Harrisburg

Washington County Chapter, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, " Under Dixie Sun".
1950 with 1978 Supplement.
Page 120-122.