The Woodward School

The Woodward School (HM8K)

Location: St George, UT 84770 Washington County
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N 37° 6.563', W 113° 34.988'

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When the first settlers arrived in St. George late in 1861, school was held in a wagon box, a tent, a willow shack, or whatever shelter could be improvised. By 1864, the first of four ward houses was completed. It was not until nearly the end of the 1800s that work on a large, substantial school began. Woodward School, located one block south and one block west of here, was completed in 1901.

The school was built on a black volcanic rock foundation, and its walls are of red sandstone from the same quarry that furnished the stone for the Tabernacle. The building, housing twelve classrooms and a basement, cost $35,000 to build. It was paid for principally out of tax revenues, yet as was the case with so many of the early Dixie Projects, it also benefited from the substantial contributions of local citizens. The name Woodward School was given to the building in honor of George Woodward, one of the trustees who had devoted his time and means to make the dream of better education facilities a reality in St. George. It is said that he gave $3,600 of his own money towards its construction- a truly large sum of money for that day.

Since the school opened its doors to students in September of 1901, it has served generation after generation of young learners. Today it remains an imposing, handsome and useable structure- another example of the early settlers' ability to build for the future.
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HM NumberHM8K
Series This marker is part of the Sons of Utah Pioneers series
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Year Placed1994
Placed BySons of Utah Pioneers
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 12:18am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12S E 270471 N 4110129
Decimal Degrees37.10938333, -113.58313333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 6.563', W 113° 34.988'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 6' 33.78" N, 113° 34' 59.28" W
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Area Code(s)435
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 20-98 N Main St, St George UT 84770, US
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