Confluence of Colorado and Paria Rs.,near Utah and Arizona border, Marble Canyon, Arizona. County/parish: Coconino.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 04, 1997. NRIS 97001234.
2 contributing buildings. 6 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure. 2 contributing objects.Also known as:
The Lee's Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Historic District includes the ranch homesteaded by Mormon pioneer John D. Lee at Lees Ferry, Arizona, and now in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It is notable for its association with Lee, the ferry and the ranch's extensive irrigation facilities. The district was originally designated the Lonely Dell Ranch Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, but was expanded to include Lee's Ferry in 1997.
Lees Ferry occupies an area on either side of the Colorado River, while Lonely Dell Ranch nearby on the west bank of Paria Canyon, leaving a space of fertile bottomland available for cultivation. The period of significance for the district extends from the 1871 arrival of the Lees to the last run of the ferry in 1928, superseded by the new Navajo Bridge.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75609784