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GRONWAY R . PARRY Biography 1889 - 1969 Gronway Robert P a r r y was born February 2 2 . 1889, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His f a t h e r , Gronway, was a Salt Lake builder; his mother. Althea Gardner P a r r y , was the daughter of Pine Valley pioneer, Robert Gardner. From the age of twelve he helped support his family. He attended the University of Utah from 1911 to 1914, walking three miles from Liberty Park to attend class. In 1914, he t r a n s f e r r e d to Utah State Agricultural College and received a degree in Animal Husbandry a n d Veterinary Training. There, he met Afton Parrish. After graduation, he became Cedar City's f i r s t County Agent. He also r a n the Cedars Hotel, operated the f i r s t Buick Agency, and opened a l a u n d r y . Developing t o u r s to Zion National Park was planned by Gronway and his b r o t h e r , Chauncey. In 1917. the Park Service issued a franchise to M r . Wylie for operation of camps in Zion National Park; a n d , the same y e a r , the P a r r y Brothers were granted a franchise for transportation of visitors to and within the P a r k , and Gronway sold his other i n t e r e s t s . Transportation was primitive to Zion Park. Vehicles consisted of one secondhand passenger Hudson and a Model T Ford. I t was a hard day's drive from Cedar City, with roads nothing more than r u t s through the sagebrush. I t took a lot of nerve to take a load of passengers from Cedar City, b u t seven t r i p s were made the first year. Operation showed growth until World War I , when the P a r r y b r o t h e r s enlisted in the Air Service of the U . S. Army. Gronway returned to Cedar City to teach Animal Husbandry a t the Branch Agricultural College, while Afton prepared for their marriage in Centerville, Utah. Later, she taught Home Economics a t B.A. C . Gronway and Afton became the parents of four Children. Chauncy returned to Cedar City and resumed transportation to Zion. Grand Canyon, and Bryce National Parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument. Business grew so f a s t t h a t he asked Gronway to go into business with him. which he did. In 1924, the railroad purchased Wylie and Parry Brother's holdings. Through the Parry Brother's efforts, film makers from Hollywood became interested in the area and many films were made. Always progressive and interested in the development of the area. Gronway P a r r y was a strong moving force toward making a better community. H i s term a s Mayor was important, and many developments went forward. Gronway died May 2 . 1969, leaving behind a legacy of accomplishments which will continue to benefit Cedar City and Southern Utah. From: History by d a u g h t e r , Carol Ann P a r r y Nyman.
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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