In 1864, a group of hardy pioneers braved mountain snows to save their families from starvation, but the men encountered snows that were impassable. According to their faith, they knelt on a quilt in a prayer circle, and the answer to their prayer was to walk on the quilts. Seven men are honored as the Panguitch Quilt Walkers: Jessie Louder, Alexander Matheson, William Talbot, Thomas Jefferson Adair, Thomas Morgan Richards, John Lowe Butler II, and John Paul Smith.