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St. George, Utah

St. George is a city in and the county

seat of Washington County, Utah, United

States. Located in the southwestern part

of the state on the Arizona border, near

the tri-state junction of Utah, Arizona and

Nevada, it is the principal city of the St.

George Metropolitan Statistical Area. The

city lies in the northeasternmost part of

the Mojave Desert adjacent to the Pine

Valley Mountains near the convergence of

three distinct geological areas: the Mojave

Desert, Colorado Plateau, and Great Basin.

The city is 118 miles northeast of Las Vegas

and 300 miles south-southwest of Salt Lake

City on Interstate 15. The city is named

after George A. Smith, a Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter Day Saints Apostle. St.

George and its surrounding metropolitan

area is well-known for its natural beauty

and proximity to several state and national

parks, including Zion.

As of the 2015 U.S Census estimates, the

city had a population of 80,202, and the St.

George metropolitan area had an estimated

population of 155,600. St. George is the

seventh-largest city in Utah and the most

populous city in the state outside of the

Wasatch Front.

In 2005, St. George was ranked the second

fastest-growing metropolitan area in

the United States, beat only by Greeley,

Colorado. This trend continued through

2010, when growth slowed substantially

due to the economic recession. Growth

has since rebounded and St. George

was declared the fifth fastest-growing

metropolitan area in the United States in

2015.

Prior to the arrival of the first European

settlers, the St. George area was inhabited

by the Virgin River Anasazi and later by

the Paiute tribe. The first Europeans in the

area were part of the Dominguez–Escalante

Expedition in 1776.

St. George was founded as a cotton

mission in 1861 under the direction of

Apostle Erastus Snow. It was called Dixie

by Brigham Young, who was president of

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints. While early settlers cultivated cotton

as a commodity crop, they did not succeed

in producing it at competitive market

rates; consequently, cotton farming was

eventually abandoned. More important to

the economy was tourism, which developed

as the railroads began to carry visitors to

the nearby Zion National Park.

At the outbreak of the American Civil War

in 1861, Brigham Young organized the

settlement of what is now Washington

County.

Fearing that the war would take away the

cotton supply, he began plans for raising

enough in this southwestern country to

supply the needs of his people. Enough

favorable reports had come to him from

this warm region below the rim of the Great

Basin, that he was convinced cotton could

be raised successfully here. At the general

church conference in Salt Lake City on

October 6th, 1861, about three hundred

families were “called” to the Dixie mission

to promote the cotton industry. Most of the

people knew nothing of this expedition until

their names were read from the pulpit; but

in nearly every case, they responded with

good will, and made ready to leave within

the month’s time allotted to them. The

families were selected so as to ensure the

communities the right number of farmers,

masons, blacksmiths, businessmen,

educators, carpenters, as needed.

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Cedar City, Utah

Cedar City is a city in Iron County, Utah,

United States, 250 miles (400 km) south

of Salt Lake City, and 180 miles (290 km)

north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. It is the

home of Southern Utah University, the Utah

Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer

Games, the Neil Simon Theatre Festival,

and other events. As of the 2010 census,

the city had a total population of 28,857.

In 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated

Cedar City’s population to be 29,213.

The presence of prehistoric people in the

Cedar City area is revealed by rock art

found in Parowan Gap to the north and

Fremont sites dated to A.D. 1000 and 1300.

Ancestors of the present-day southern

Paiute Indians met the Dominguez–

Escalante Expedition in this area in 1776.

Fifty years later, in 1826, mountain man and

fur trader Jedediah Smith traveled through

the area exploring a route from Utah to

California.

Cedar City was originally settled in late

1851 by Mormon pioneers originating from

Parowan, Utah, who were sent to build an

iron works. The site, known as “Fort Cedar”

or “Cedar City,” was equidistant from vast

iron deposits 10 miles (16 km) west and

coal resources 10 miles (16 km) up Cedar

Canyon, but was named after the abundant

local trees (which are actually Junipers

instead of Cedar). Two companies of men

led by Henry Lunt reached the fort site in

a blizzard on November 11, 1851, making

that date the official founding. In 1855,

a new site, closer to the iron works and

out of the flood plain of Coal Creek, was

established at the suggestion of Brigham

Young; present day Cedar City is located

at this site. Cedar City was incorporated on

February 18, 1868.

The iron works closed in 1858, though iron

mining continued in the area until the 1980s.

The completion of a railroad connection to

Cedar City in 1923 established the area as

a tourism gateway to nearby Bryce Canyon

National Park, Zion National Park, and

Grand Canyon National Park, in addition to

Cedar Breaks National Monument. Cedar

City continues to be a center of tourism,

commercial development, education and

the arts in southwestern Utah.

The city has shared in the rapid growth of

much of Southwestern Utah since the late

1980s.

Cedar City is located in the southeast Great

Basin, and is about 20 miles (32 km) north

of the northeastern edge of the Mojave

Desert. Its elevation of 5,840 feet (1,780 m)

gives it a cooler and less arid climate vis-àvis

nearby Dixie, but it retains its cultural ties

to St. George—the two cities, for example,

share a daily newspaper.

Cedar City is located at 37°40’57” North,

113°4’28” West (37.682606, -113.074402).

According to the United States Census

Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.1

square miles (52 km2), none of which is

covered with water.

The city is located on the western edge

of the Markagunt Plateau, in a high desert

valley, Cedar Valley, with no ocean drainage.

The climate is the typical cool semi-arid

climate (BSk) of the Mountain West, though

snowfall can be quite heavy, reaching a

historical maximum of 36.9 inches (0.94

m) in January 1949. Interstate 15 connects

the city with St. George (50 miles) and

Las Vegas (180 miles) to the south, and to

Interstate 70 (70 miles) and Salt Lake City

(250 miles) to the north. State roads connect

Cedar City with Panaca, Nevada near US

93, Kanab, Utah via US-89, and to US 50

and US 6 in Nevada. Similar to St. George,

the city enjoys an excellent location on the

west’s regional transportation network. Los

Angeles is 439 miles (707 km) south and

San Diego is 500 miles (800 km) south on

Interstate 15, Phoenix is 465 miles (748

km) south via Interstate 15 and US-93,

and Denver is 580 miles (930 km) east via

Interstates 15 and 70.

A branch line of the Union Pacific Railroad

serves customers on the western outskits

of the city. The branch connects to the

railway’s main line at Lund.

Cedar City Regional Airport offers flights

via Delta Connection.


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Alpine Loop

Alpine Loop Scenic Drive Experience the breathtaking

alpine canyons located around the Wasatch Range. The

Alpine Loop Scenic Drive follows along American Fork

Canyon on Utah State Highway 92 all the way through

the Uinta National Forest and ends at the Provo Canyon

on Utah State Highway 189. This drive spans twenty

miles and showcases several views of the amazing

Mount Timpanogos and the many exquisitely beautiful

glacier carved peaks. On this adventure you may visit

the Timpanogos Cave National Monument. Discover

on your way through, the ever immortal Sundance Resort

forever reminiscent of Robert Redford’s enchanting

portrayal of the role. Stop for a short detour along

the Cascade Springs. Take a stroll along the Cascade

Springs boardwalk extending one quarter mile long.

This boardwalk will lead you to the most intriguing clear

and sparkling natural pools. The terraces cascade toward

these natural pools allowing for a clear view of

Utah’s indigenous fish and aquatic plants. This scenic

drive is excellent for a romantic getaway. Feel free to

stop along the way to take a stroll along the pathways.

Watch the sunset together, as the day becomes a star

filled evening sky. Enjoy the clear sky and the brisk,

clean mountain air. Escape from the ordinary and completely

become lost in nature. The Alpine Loop Scenic

Drive is completely paved for a smooth ride throughout.

The extraordinary route is opened in the months of May

through October. This route is recommended for standard

sized vehicles less than thirty feet in length. A

recreation pass is required for use of all facilities along

this scenic loop.

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

The Timpanogos Cave National Monument is located

along the Alpine Loop Scenic Drive. This monument is

situated at the high point of the Wasatch Mountains.

Within this monument are three separate and spectacularly

breathtaking caverns. Discover the beautiful anthodites

and helictites forming within the chambers of

these caverns. Climb to the entrance of the cave following

a wonderful walk. This entrance is beyond one thousand

feet in elevation. Once arriving at this entrance

you will discover the most amazing view of the wellknown

American Fork Canyon. Take extra supplies in

case there is an unpredicted thunderstorm. The visitor

center for this national monument is situated over five

thousand feet from the ground with the cave entrance

at an addition thousand feet above it. Bring extra hiking

and mountain gear to accommodate this distance. The

monument itself measures approximately two hundred

fifty acres; bring comfortable shoes designed for this

rugged terrain. The Timpanogos Cave National Monument

is roughly ten miles to the east of Interstate 15,

and it is roughly seventeen miles down the Alpine Loop

Scenic Drive off Utah State Highway 189.

Bridal Veil Falls

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minutes up Provo Canyon on HWY 189.

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Nebo Loop Scenic Byway

Travels 32 miles through the Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest

Between Payson and Nephi. The Road climbs 9000 feet and

crosses the Uinta-Wasatch Cache National Forest proving stunning

views of Utah Valley, The surrounding Wasatch, and dramatic

wrap-around vistas of 11,928-foot Mr. Nebo, the highest peak in

the rugged an beautiful Wasatch Range. The Byway has many

photo opportunities, and along the way, there are numerous

campgrounds,trails, and horseback riding areas. Mt. Nebo has

a unique history, geology and recreation for the area.

The Devil’s Kitchen

The Devil’s Kitchen is a scenic red rock “break” off the Nebo

Scenic Loop. It offers pillars and interesting rock formations. It

somewhat resembles a miniature Bryce Canyon.

Pony Express Trail Back Country Byway

Lehi

The Pony Express Trail Back Country Byway runs approximately

133 miles in length. You have two options for this trail—a dirt

path and a paved road. It runs through the desert mountains and

stops around the basins. By the end of this trail you are between

Fairfield and close to the Nevada border.

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Utah has exceptionally unique hiking trails. Within this

collection of hiking options you find varying difficulty levels

and beautiful scenery. You also discover the breathtaking

cities throughout this area. Here are a few of our

favorites.

Mt Timpanogos Summit

Mt. Timpangos is the 2nd tallest mountain within the

Wasatch Range. From the summit you can see Orem,

Pleasant Grove, and Provo. Hiking of this mountain

is not an easy task and when snow accumulates it

becomes even more difficult. An interesting tidbit about

the mountain itself is that it is the only authentic glacier

in the state.

Cascade Springs

The hiking trail within Cascade Springs over boardwalks,

pools, and cascades. The trails allow for beautiful scenery

and a peaceful walk through this serene area. It’s

an excellent option from spring to fall. The hiking trails

are closed during winter.

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The hiking trail at Battle Creek Falls is just over one

mile. Through this short distance walk you will discover

an intriguing waterfall. The trail leads into the canyon

and by a nearby stream. The section leading to the

waterfall is easy to navigate.

Devils Kitchen

The Devil’s Kitchen hike allows you to hike through

meadow in Warner Valley. Through this hike you will

see the boardwalks and footbridges. Then you are lead

through the forest and other woodland areas. The boiling

springs and mudpots are roughly through the middle

of the hike.

Fifth Water Waterfalls and Hot Spring

Through the Fifth Water Waterfalls and Hot Springs allows

you to enjoy several waterfalls, forks, bridges, and

trailheads. These areas are both intriguing and breathtaking.

The trail runs roughly four and one half miles.

Grotto Falls

Grotto Falls offers a walk through Trilium Gap where you

find old forests full of hemlock trees. In the spring and

summer months you see wildflowers including beautiful

violets and squawcorn. You will see a waterfall that

flows through four springs.

Mt. Nebo Summit

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years. Inventory is low and demand with

the lower interest rates is high, this

creates some unique challenges for the

savvy home buyer.

Here are some tips to possibly relieve

some of the buying stress and frustration:

1. Have your financial house in order,

know how much you can afford by visiting

with a good loan officer and getting

a pre-approval letter, know what

your down payment and other costs

will be and if you need to arrange gift

funds or find a grant.

2. Be realistic and aggressive, you may

be in multiple offer situations, lose

a few dream homes before you are

successful and may have to actually

offer more than the asking price.

3. Be honest with yourself about your

ability to “Fix it up” financially and

physically.

4. Buy a home that will work for you and

your family for 5-10 years, many buyers

regret not buying a larger home

to begin with and growing out of it too

quickly.

5. Sellers pay the commission for your

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Mesquite, Nevada

Mesquite is a U.S. city in Clark County,

Nevada, adjacent to the Arizona state line

and 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Las

Vegas on Interstate 15. As of 2015, the

United States Census estimates that the

city had a population of 17,496. The city is

located in the Virgin River valley adjacent to

the Virgin Mountains in the northeastern

part of the Mojave Desert. It is home to a

growing retirement community, as well as

several casino resorts and golf courses.

History

Mesquite was settled by Mormon pioneers

in 1880, who called it Mesquite Flat. The

community was finally established on the

third attempt after having been flooded

out from the waters of the Virgin River.

The name was later shortened to Mesquite,

and the city was incorporated by Thelma

Davis in May 1984. The community was

named for the mesquite timber near the

original town site. Mesquite, like nearby

Bunkerville, had its origins in farming. The

Peppermill Mesquite casino, which opened

in the 1970s, drove Mesquite’s diversified

economy. The city incorporated in 1984

and established a master development plan

during the early 1990s. In the mid-1990s,

more casinos opened. By 2006, Mesquite

was one of the fastest-growing small towns

in the United States, though the late-2000s

recession led to the closure of both the

Mesquite Star and Oasis (formerly The

Peppermill) casinos.

Geography

Mesquite occupies the northeast corner of

Clark County and extends north into the

southeast corner of Lincoln County. The

eastern border of the city is the Arizona

state line. The city is in the Virgin River

valley, occupying the northern side of the

river. The city lies adjacent to the Virgin

Mountains in the northeastern Mojave

Desert near the southern mouth of the

Virgin River Gorge.

Interstate 15 passes through the city,

leading southwest 80 miles (130 km) to

downtown Las Vegas and northeast 39

miles (63 km) to St. George, Utah. Nevada

State Route 170 leads south from the center

of town, crossing the Virgin River into the

unincorporated community of Bunkerville

before looping back to I-15 at the western

city limits of Mesquite.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the

city of Mesquite has a total area of 32.4

square miles (83.8 km2), of which 31.9

square miles (82.6 km2) is land and 0.46

square miles (1.2 km2), or 1.40%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were

15,276 people, 8,911 houses, 6,378

Houses occupied, and 4,444 families

residing in the city. The population density

was 613.3 per square mile (236.8/km²) in

the year 2000. There were 4,442 housing

units at an average density of 290.1 per

square mile (112.0/km²). The racial makeup

of the city was 80.30% White, 1.27% Asian,

0.98% Native American, 0.65% African

American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 14.56%

from other races, and 2.17% from two or

more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race

were 24.75% of the population. There were

3,498 households out of which 28.7% had

children under the age of 18 living with

them, 62.8% were married couples living

together, 7.2% had a female householder

with no husband present, and 26.5% were

non-families. Of all households, 20.4%

were made up of individuals and 7.4% had

someone living alone who was 65 years of

age or older. The average household size

was 2.66 and the average family size was

3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out

with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from

18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from

45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years

of age or older. The median age was 40

years. For every 100 females, there were

103.8 males. For every 100 females age

18 and over, there were 104.0 males. The

median income for a household in the city

was $40,392, and the median income for

a family was $42,941. Males had a median

income of $27,083 versus $24,402 for

females. The per capita income for the city

was $20,191. About 6.2% of families and

10.2% of the population were below the

poverty line, including 18.3% of those under

age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Zion National Park

Zion National Park is an American

national park located in southwestern

Utah near the town of Springdale. A

prominent feature of the 229-squaremile

(590 km2) park is Zion Canyon,

which is 15 miles (24 km) long and up to

2,640 ft (800 m) deep. The canyon walls

are reddish and tan-colored Navajo

Sandstone eroded by the North Fork

of the Virgin River. The lowest point in

the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits

Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft

(2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain.

Located at the junction of the Colorado

Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave

Desert regions, the park has a unique

geography and a variety of life zones

that allow for unusual plant and animal

diversity. Numerous plant species

as well as 289 species of birds, 75

mammals (including 19 species of bat),

and 32 reptiles inhabit the park’s four life

zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and

coniferous forest. Zion National Park

includes mountains, canyons, buttes,

mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons,

and natural arches.

Human habitation of the area started

about 8,000 years ago with small family

groups of Native Americans, one of which

was the semi-nomadic Basketmaker

Anasazi (c. 300 CE). Subsequently, the

Virgin Anasazi culture (c. 500) and the

Parowan Fremont group developed as

the Basketmakers settled in permanent

communities. Both groups moved away

by 1300 and were replaced by the

Parrusits and several other Southern

Paiute subtribes. Mormons came into

the area in 1858 and settled there in

the early 1860s. In 1909, President

William Howard Taft named the area

Mukuntuweap National Monument in

order to protect the canyon. In 1918,

the acting director of the newly created

National Park Service, Horace Albright,

drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing

monument and change the park’s name

to Zion National Monument, Zion being a

term used by the Mormons. According

to historian Hal Rothman: “The name

change played to a prevalent bias of

the time. Many believed that Spanish

and Indian names would deter visitors

who, if they could not pronounce the

name of a place, might not bother to

visit it. The new name, Zion, had greater

appeal to an ethnocentric audience.”

On November 20, 1919, Congress

redesignated the monument as Zion

National Park, and the act was signed by

President Woodrow Wilson. The Kolob

section was proclaimed a separate Zion

National Monument in 1937, but was

incorporated into the national park in

1956.

The geology of the Zion and Kolob

canyons area includes nine formations

that together represent 150 million

years of mostly Mesozoic-aged

sedimentation. At various periods in

that time warm, shallow seas, streams,

ponds and lakes, vast deserts, and dry

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History

The building was designed by Walter Warren

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completed, but the first in Utah, following

the migration west of members from

Nauvoo, Illinois, following the death of the

church’s founder, Joseph Smith.

The building is located in the southwestern

Utah city of St. George. It was designed by

Truman O. Angell and is more similar in its

design to the Nauvoo Temple than to later

LDS temples. The St. George Temple is the

oldest temple still actively used by the LDS

Church. The temple currently has three

ordinance rooms and 18 sealing rooms,

and a total floor area of 110,000 square

feet (10,200 m2). It was originally designed

with two large assembly halls like the earlier

Kirtland and Nauvoo Temples. The lower

Assembly Hall was partitioned with curtains

to provide the ordinance rooms for the

Endowment Ceremony. In 1938, the lower

Assembly Hall was rebuilt with permanent

walls dividing it into four ordinance rooms.

The four ordinance rooms were later

changed into the present three rooms, at

the time the endowment ceremony was

changed from a live presentation to one

presented on film.

In the 1970s, the temple was closed for

extensive remodeling. LDS Church president

Spencer W. Kimball rededicated it in 1975.

A temple in St. George was announced

on November 9, 1871 by Brigham Young

and was dedicated on April 6, 1877. Even

though the Salt Lake Temple had been

announced and commenced years earlier

(1847 and 1853), construction on that

temple was not completed until 1893. The

St. George Temple was built to satisfy the

church’s immediate need for an appropriate

place for temple ceremonies and ordinances.

Because of the pressing need, the building’s

groundbreaking ceremony was held on the

day the temple was announced. It was the

third to be completed by the church and the

first one in Utah.

Young chose a 6-acre (24,000 m2) plot as

the temple site. Builders soon discovered

that the chosen site was swampy with

numerous underground streams. Young

was consulted on moving the site, but he

remained firm in the idea that this was the

site for the temple. To deal with the swampy

site, workers created drains to eliminate as

much water as possible. Then they brought

lava rock to the site and crushed it into a

gravel to create a dry foundation for the

temple. This led to a new problem: how to

crush the rock. Someone suggested using

an old cannon that the city had acquired.

After creating a pulley system, the cannon

was used as a pile driver to compact the lava

rock and earth and create a firm foundation.

After stabilizing the foundation, work began

on the structure. The walls of the temple

were built of the red sandstone common to

the area and then plastered for a white finish.

Local church members worked for over five

and a half years to complete the temple.

Historians James Allen and Glen Leonard

made note of the dedication shown by the

pioneers in Southern Utah. The workers

opened new rock quarries, cut, hauled and

planed timber, and donated one day in ten

as tithing labor. Some members donated

half their wages to the temple, while others

gave food, clothing and other goods to aid

those who were working full-time on the

building. Women decorated the hallways

with handmade rag carpets and produced

fringe for the altars and pulpits from Utahproduced

silk. At its completion, it contained

1,000,000 board feet (2,000 m3) of lumber,

which had been hand-chopped and hauled

between 40 and 80 miles (60 and 100 km).

They also used 17,000 tons of volcanic rock

and sandstone, hand-cut and hauled by

mule teams.

In honor of the temple, the church’s April

1877 General Conference was held there.

The temple dedication ceremony took place

on April 6, 1877. Young presided and Daniel

H. Wells, his second counselor, gave the

dedicatory prayer. The St. George Temple

was the only temple completed while Young

was president. Shortly after the dedication

and the conference, Young returned to Salt

Lake and died on August 29, 1877, at age

76.

After remodeling of the interior, the temple

was rededicated on November 11, 1975.

On January 25, 2019 the LDS Church

announced that the temple will close on

November 4, 2019 for renovations that

are anticipated to be completed in 2022.

More detailed information on the upcoming

renovations were provided on May 22,

2019.

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