St. George in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Quicksand and Cactus - Juanita Leavitt Brooks Home

Author, Mormon Historian

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 13, 2024

1. Quicksand and Cactus - Juanita Leavitt Brooks Home Marker

Inscription.

The original two-room rock house was built by George Brooks, Sr., 1877-78, of stone chips and irregular rocks from the cleanup of the Tabernacle and Temple yards where he worked as a stone mason. The locust tree in the front was planted as a sapling in 1879 honoring the birth of his first son, George Jr. The adobe kitchen was added in 1887, the back rooms in 1948 and the living room completed in 1954. Juanita married George's second son, William, and it was here where Juanita did much of her writing and raised their family.
St. George Historic Preservation Commission

Erected by St. George Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 37° 6.836′ N, 113° 34.987′ W. Marker is in St. George, Utah, in Washington County. It is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 346 N Main St, Saint George UT 84770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Julia Graff Home (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Watermaster (about 700 feet away); Gates-McQuarrie House (about 700 feet away); The Jones Adobe Home (about 700 feet away); Pioneer Center for the Arts (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. George Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Utah-Idaho Sugar Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pioneer Home of Erastus Goddard and Josephine Nixon Whitehead (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. George.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 13, 2024

2. Quicksand and Cactus - Juanita Leavitt Brooks Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.