Archive for the ‘St George History’ Category

Southwest Utah and the city of St. George are havens for outdoor buffs and for retirees.

When Ivy Ruckman first searched for a warm, scenic place to retire 10 years ago Read More…

St. George is southern Utah’s largest city. It occupies a stretch of green beneath red rock cliffs in Utah’s desert southwest. Read More…

Although settlers came to Washington County as early as 1852, St. George was settled in 1861. Mormon leader Brigham Young sent a group of pioneers to the far reaching corner of the Territory of Utah to grow cotton and wine grapes and harvest silk for export to the Civil War-torn northern states. Today the cotton fields are gone, the wineries are closed and the silk industry has given way to modern, more prosperous businesses. Read More…

The St. George Temple is a beautiful building towering impressively above the rest of St. George. Completed in 1877, its stands as the oldest active Temple own by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the world. Read More…