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

Creating a City

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, February 23, 2025

1. Creating a City Marker

Inscription.
Early in 1862, the proposed city of St. George was surveyed, and lots were platted. Numbers were drawn from a hat to determine the distribution of the lots. On March 2, families packed and prepared to move from the original encampment. Those settlers literally built a city out of nothing. In addition to clearing their lots and putting up temporary shelters of tents, willow sheds, dugouts, and small houses, they embarked on the challenge of getting water to the land.
- Making the Desert Bloom, 1991

This bronze statue depicts a surveyor using instruments to lay out the City of St. George.

Artist - Jerry Anderson

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 2, 1862.

Location. 37° 6.24′ N, 113° 33.903′ W. Marker is in St. George, Utah, in Washington County. It can be reached from East 300 North. Located in the Heritage Cove just east of the Utah Tech University Gardner Student Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 975 E 300 North, Saint George UT 84770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and on the 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: Water - Lifeblood of the Desert (here, next to this marker); The Dixie Spirit (here, next to this marker); University Growth (a few steps from this marker); Black Ridge and Sugarloaf (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Our Veterans and Their Families (a few steps from this marker); Struggle to Thrive (a few steps from this marker); Poetry and Music (a few steps from this marker); Dixie Pioneers (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. George.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, February 23, 2025

2. Creating a City Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.