Colorado City
is a city in Arizona just south of the Utah state line. Colarado City is the largest and best known polygamist community in the United States. The city has no facilities for travelers and many residents are distrustful of or even hostile toward outsiders.
Mormon pioneers first settled in Utah and neighboring states in 1848 to avoid persecution and to live their faith, which included a belief in polygamy. In 1890, amidst heavy pressure from the United States Government, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints renounced polygamy and to this day continues to forswear the practice.
