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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CQ_hurricane-pioneers_Hurricane-UT.html
In 1863 settlers of the upper Virgin River whose lands were being washed away made preliminary surveys for irrigating and occupying these lands. Erastus Snow, David H.Cannon and Nephi Johnson came down the hill over an old Indian trail, with a hea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14BK_pioneer-trails_Hurricane-UT.html
Historic Temple TrailThe Temple Trail which has two parts, was used during the years 1874-1876 to bring lumber by ox-team from two sawmills at Nixon Springs on the south face of Mount Trumbull to St. George, eighty miles away, for constructing the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14A8_the-temple-honeymoon-trails_St-George-UT.html
The Temple TrailThe temple trail is the route used from 1871 to 1877 to haul timber from Mt. Trumbull, Arizona, to St. George, Utah, for the building of the St. George LDS Temple. Pioneers traveled 80 miles along the rough, dirt road, hauling by h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14A7_the-bentley-house-and-judd-store_St-George-UT.html
The house behind the store was built in 1876 by William Oscar Bentley. It was sold in the early 1900's to Thomas Judd, who attached a mercantile to the dining room. The Judd family owned and operated the store from 1911 until it was purchased and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14A6_orson-pratt-richard-bentley_St-George-UT.html
Orson Pratt was one of two Latter-day Saint Apostles called by Brigham Young to lead the St. George colony in 1864. When Orson was called on a mission to Europe, the home passed to Richard Bentley. It was partially converted to a mercantile busine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14A5_the-judd-house_St-George-UT.html
Joseph Judd, son of Thomas Judd, who built the store east of here, built this home in 1917. His family lived in the house until 1974. Joseph and his son Thomas operated the Judd Store while they lived here, and Thomas Judd still manages it for the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM149A_tabernacle_St-George-UT.html
Brigham Young's purpose in building this tabernacle was to provide an ornament to the city. Its 3-foot thick basement walls of hand-cut limestone bear individual stone cutter marks. Roof trusses were hand-hewn and the twin spiral staircases with b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1499_the-jail-house_St-George-UT.html
The jail is a small one room building constructed from black lava rock gathered in the nearby foothills. The exact date of construction is not known, however, it is assumed to be built by Sheriff Hardy around 1880. Though used as a granary after t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1497_the-sandstone-building_St-George-UT.html
It is difficult to establish an exact date of construction of this building. It is one of a half-dozen structures built in St. George from leftover rock from the tabernacle during the 1860's. George Brooks is thought to have built the building, as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM148F_gardeners-club_St-George-UT.html
This structure, built by St. George's first horticulturist J.E. Johnson in 1863, for use as a meeting place for the club, was never used as a residence.
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