Arizona town known for polygamous past transforming into tourist destination
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Every year, millions of visitors from Arizona and across the U.S. make Zion National Park in Utah part of their vacation.
The number of tourists has ballooned over the years from about two million in the late 90s to now close to five million every year.
Starting in mid-2026, a reroute of the Zion-Mt. Caramel Highway will potentially send thousands of visitors right through Colorado City, Arizona — a small town that for decades was been known for polygamy and controversial church leaders.
But Colorado City is changing, and residents both new and old are looking to show the world how their town can shine. Residents like Jared Williams, who fled the town when he was a teenager.
“When I was 16, I earned $1,100 bucks and bought me a little Dodge pick-up and left town. Gonzo.”
Williams, like most of the town, was under the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for decades. The controversial church leaders owned all the property and operated both Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah – two small towns connected to each other.
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