Preparation Canyon
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Preparation Canyon was a 19th-century Mormon settlement in western Iowa founded by Charles B. Thompson, known for its brief, controversial communal experiment before being largely abandoned.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Preparation Canyon canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mormon settlement
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communal religious community ⓘ historic settlement ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | late 1850s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles B. Thompson movement
ⓘ
Latter Day Saint schismatic groups ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | state park area ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
controversy over leadership and property
ⓘ
internal conflict ⓘ |
| founder | Charles B. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Preparation Canyon State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical interest ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | establishment of a communal religious society ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | largely abandoned by late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1853 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iowa
ⓘ
Loess Hills region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Monona County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the concept of spiritual preparation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief communal experiment
ⓘ
controversial leadership of Charles B. Thompson ⓘ schism from main Latter-day Saint migration to Utah ⓘ |
| partOf | Mormon settlements in Iowa ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | Mormon settlers ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Latter Day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | communal living experiment ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
steep hills
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wooded ravines ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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