22 Wednesday Feb 2017
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Dixie Academy
Dixie Academy was constructed to provide advanced courses of study. The St. George Stake Academy officially began in 1888 and moved into this building in 1911. A four year program was recognized as two years of senior high and two years of college. The college program grew into the institution known and Dixie Jr. College and eventually Dixie College.
02 Monday Jan 2017
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Hildale is a twin city to the better-known Colorado City, Arizona, which together straddle the border between Utah and Arizona. Hildale is the headquarters of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Many adults in the community practice plural marriage. The United Effort Plan, the financial arm of the FLDS owns most of the property in the city. Since most government officials — including the police force — are FLDS members, some critics have likened the community’s atmosphere to that of a prison. At 66.9% English Americans, Hildale is the most ethnically English city in the United States.(*)
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02 Monday Jan 2017
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Apple Valley was incorporated in 2004 and is in Washington County, Utah.
26 Monday Dec 2016
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In 1854 President Brigham Young sent scouts to locate sites for settlement. Indians living here called it Toquer (Meaning Black) In 1858 eight families were sent from New Harmony to colonize here. They named it Toquerville, which became the county seat of Kane County. Its principal industries were cotton, cane, grapes and fruit. They built the first cotton-gin mill in Utah and the first furniture shop in Dixie. The building that held the mill still stands.
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03 Saturday Dec 2016
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Ivins, Kayenta, Santa Clara, St. George, utah, Washington County
Kayenta is a community near Ivins and Santa Clara named for the Kayenta Anasazi Natives.
29 Tuesday Nov 2016
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Enterprise was founded in 1891, a post office called Enterprise has been in operation since 1899. The town was so named for the settlers enterprising plan to find a water supply. (Not to be confused with Enterprise, Utah in Morgan County)
29 Tuesday Nov 2016
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Central was settled before 1910. It became an incorporated town in 1935, but was disincorporated in the 1960s.
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29 Tuesday Nov 2016
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Veyo (also Glencove) is a census-designated place in western Washington County, Utah, United States, on the edge of the Dixie National Forest. The town lies along State Route 18 north of the city of St. George, the county seat of Washington County. The elevation of Veyo is 4,485 feet . Although Veyo is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 84782. The population was 483 at the 2010 census. One tradition says the community name is an acronym of virtue, enterprise, youth, and order; another says it combines verdure and youth. There is a town of Veyo in Spain that is also referred to as La Peña, which means “rocky outcrop”.
Veyo became a distinct community from Gunlock in 1918.
29 Tuesday Nov 2016
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Diamond Valley is a valley in northern Washington County, that is located about 3 miles north of the northern limits of St. George on Utah State Route 18, just past the entrance to Snow Canyon State Park. The unincorporated community of Diamond Valley, Utah is located within the valley, as is the Santa Clara Volcano.(*)
29 Tuesday Nov 2016
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Nelson – Mathis Mercantile
The date the original structure was built on these premises is unknown, but Will and Ernest Nelson owned and operated their mercantile on this site until 1924 when they took in a partner, Gordon Mathis.
It was then that a new facade featuring the prism glass windows was added. The building was restored to its original appearance in 1992. Included in that restoration is what is believed to be the original tin ceiling and fir floor.
Added in 1920, St. George’s only remaining sidewalk elevator can be seen in front of the store. Recipient of the mayor’s award for historic sites for the year 1992.
