POTD August 19, 2014: Town of Springdale, Zion Canyon, Washington County, Utah

Town of Springdale, Zion Canyon, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Tyler Knudsen; © 2013

Towering walls of Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone guard the historic pioneer cemetery atop Moquitch Hill in lower Zion Canyon. The cemetery serves as the final resting place for many founders of the Town of Springdale.

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