Mormon pioneers settled 6 villages near the upper Paria River between 1876 and 1891. The towns of Tropic, Cannonville and Henrieville still survive. Tropic lies just east of Bryce Canyon National Park and can be seen from many of the park's viewpoints. A log cabin built by Ebenezer Bryce has been moved to a site beside the Bryce Pioneer Village Motel; ask to go inside the cabin to see a small collection of pioneer and Indian artifacts.