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Who Named Zion National Park?

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Who Named Zion National Park? In 1963, Isaac Behunin built a one-room cabin near the current site of Zion Lodge and began farming tobacco, sugar cane and fruit. It was Behunin who named the canyon Zion, saying, “These great mountains are natural temples of God. WHO declared Zion a national park? On November 19, 1919,

How Did Zion Get Its Name?

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How Did Zion Get Its Name? How did Zion National Park get it’s name? The park’s name was originally Mukuntuweap, meaning “straight canyon”, given by explorer John Wesley Powell as he believed it to be the Paiute name for the area. The name “Zion” originally comes from Isaac Behunin, a Mormon pioneer. Who is Zion