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This is a list of documents relating to the history of Washington County.
Additional references may be found on the web pages for particular subjects on this website.
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WCHS DOCUMENTS
WCHS Membership Information
WCHS Spring/Summer 1995 Newsletter
WCHS Fall 1996 Newsletter
WCHS Winter 1997 Newsletter
WCHS Spring 1997 Newsletter
WCHS Winter 1997-1998 Newsletter
WCHS May/Jun/Jul 1998 Newsletter
WCHS Nov/Dec/Jan 1998-1999 Newsletter
WCHS Jan/Feb/Mar 2000 Newsletter
WCHS April 15, 2003 Newsletter
WCHS September 15, 2003 Newsletter
WCHS November/December 2003 Newsletter
WCHS March 2004 Newsletter
WCHS June 2004 Newsletter
WCHS December 2004 Newsletter
WCHS March 2005 Newsletter
WCHS June 2005 Newsletter
WCHS February 2008 Newsletter
WCHS 2009 Newsletter
Board Meeting Minutes
Pioneer Courthouse Invitational Art Exhibit Posters
BOOKS
A Brief History of Shoal Creek, Hebron, and Enterprise From 1862 to 1922
By Orson W. Huntsman of Enterprise, Utah
Published in 1929 in connection with the History Department of the Dixie College, St. George, Utah
Click here to download
A History of Washington County From Isolation to Destination
By Douglas D Alder and Karl F Brooks
Utah Centenial County History Series
Published by the Zion National History Association
http://www.zionpark.org
See the information page.
David O. McKay Around the World
By Hugh J. Cannon
Paperback, 9" x 6" x 9/16", 242 pages, and downloadable in PDF format
ISBN-10: 1-932898-, ISBN-13: 978-1-932898-, First Edition (2005)
See the information page.
Dixie Folklore and Pioneer Memoirs
By Arthur Knight Hafen
St. George: Privately printed, 1961, 1964
Far From Cactus Flat
By Lyman Hafen
Historical Buildings of Washington County, Volume 1
By the Washington County Historical Society
Sketches by Jon Bowcutt and text by Mary Phoenix
See the information page.
Historical Buildings of Washington County, Volume 2
By the Washington County Historical Society
Sketches by Jon Bowcutt and text by Mary Phoenix
1992
See the information page.
History of Utah, 1540-1887
By Hubert Howe Bancroft
San Francisco: The History Company Publishers, 1890
From Google Books
History of Utah, 1540-1887
Volume XXVI of the The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft
San Francisco: The History Company Publishers, 1889
From Google Books
History of Utah, 1540-1886
By Hubert Howe Bancroft
San Francisco: The History Company, 1889
From WebRoots
I Was Called to Dixie
By Andrew Karl Larson
Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1961
Library Call Number 979.248
Landmark and Historic Sites: City of St. George
From the St. George Community Development Department
Paperback, 8 1/2" x 11" x 1/2", 164 pages, and downloadable in PDF format
See the information page.
Leeds Historical Events in Bits & Pieces
By Wilma Cox Beal
Paperback, 8 1/4" x 10 3/4" x 1/2", 200 pages, and downloadable in PDF format
August 1996
See the information page.
Musicians of Southern Utah
Compiled by Doug Liston with H.C. & Kay Hunt and Carol Liston
Hardback, 323 Pages, 11.25" x 8.5" x 1", 323 pages
ISBN: 0-9754460-2-9, Library of Congress Control Number 2005906248, First Edition (2005)
Library Call Number 780.92 Liston
See the information page.
Silver, Sinners & Saints: A History of Old Silver Reef, Utah
By Paul Dean Proctor and Morris A. Shirts
Palmer, Inc.
1991
Sorghum Lappers: A Folk History of Eastern Washington County
By Victor Hall
Hurricane: Privately printed by Victor Hall, 2003
Toquerville, Oasis in the Desert – A History of Toquerville and the Area
Compiled and written by Cherrie Gubler Naegle
Under Dixie Sun: A History Of Washington County By Those Who Loved Their Forebears
Washington County Chapter, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
See the information page.
Utah’s ‘Dixie’ Birthplace
By Harold and Priscilla Cahoon
Soft Cover, 8.5 x 11, 282 pages & 300 photos
ISBN 1888106204, July 1996, List $29.95
With Picks, Shovels & Hope: The CCC and Its Legacy on the Colorado Plateau
By Wayne K. Hinton with Elizabeth A. Green
Paperback, 8.5" x 7.5" x 0.6", 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0878425462, ISBN-13: 978-0878425464, First Edition (September 10, 2008)
See the information page.
ARTICLES
A Tale About Gunlock (with Tongue in Cheek)
By Helen Gardener
Unpublished
An Ancient History
By Helen Gardener
Unpublished
An article about Indian petroglyphs along the Santa Clara River.
D-Week Traditions Remembered
Dixie State Magazine, Spring 2008, pp 8-9
http://www.dixie.edu/pr/magazine/08%20Spr%20Web.pdf
Dixie Regional 400 East Campus Remodel Uncovers History
By Brady White
Living Well, Summer 2010, Page 10
An article about the 1980s doctor's switchboard in the old DRMC hospital.
Forces That Shaped Utah's Dixie: Another Look
By Melvin T Smith
Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 47, No. 2, Spring 1979
Gunlock Graveyards Tell a Story
By Helen Gardener
The Daily Spectrum: Lifestyle, 1/3/1990, Page 6
This is an article about the three graveyards in Gunlock.
Gunlock Ward History, January 1997 through December 1997
By Helen B. Gardener
Unpublished
Historic Context and Detailed Documentation of the Main Canyon Ditch,
Town Ditch, Comanche Dam (42WS4376), and Comanche Ditch (42WS2507),
New Harmony, Washington County, Utah
by Dale R Gourley and Jon Baxter (Bighorn Arhaeological Consultants, LLC)
for The Town of New Harmony and St. George Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
Report Number 05-03
August 2005
Jacob Hamblin: His Own Story
by Hartt Wixom, Dixie College
A biography.
November 7, 1998
Life in a Village Society, 1877-1920
By Charles Sharon 1927- Peterson
Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 1, Winter 1981
My Favorite Places: Treasure In Washington County
By Bart Anderson
Senior Sampler, 4/18/2008, Page 5
This article talks about New Harmony, Mountain Meadows, and Silver Reef.
Old Warriors Stand in Testament of Time
By Helen Gardener
The Daily Spectrum, 2/2/1990
This is an article about three barnes in Gunlock.
Personal History of Theo Woodrow Pollock
Transcription of tapes
recorded by Woodrow Pollock describing his life from 1916 to 1964.
June 2001
Pinto or Pato - Historians Split of Town Name
Newspaper clipping
Remembering the "C's", A Local Man's Account
By Helen Gardener
Southwest Utah Magazine, Pages 13,14, 16
Sons of Utah Pioneers Hear of Ghost Towns
Newspaper clipping about Pinto and Hamblin
Southern Paiute Relations With Their Early Dixie Mormon Neighbors
27th Annual Juanita Brooks Lecture
By Edward Leo Lymnan
Click here to download
The Geology of Quail Creek State Park
by Robert F. Biek
A brochure.
The People's Progressive Telephone Company, 1912-17: The Dream and the Reality
By Helen B. Gardener and Quenton T. Bowler
Utah Historical Quarterly, Pages 79-94
The St. George Utah Temple
Facts, Summary History, and History
Click here to download
Utah’s Dixie, The Cotton Mission
Edited by A R Mortensen
Utah Historical Quarterly
Volume 29, Number 3, July 1961
MISCELLANEOUS
Newspaper article about Washington County School District salaries for 1969-1970
Handwritten notes on the St. George Kindergarten by Vernon Worthen
A brief history of West Elementary School in St. George
Dedicatory program for the West Elementary School, February 16, 1956
Financial report for the first year of West Elementary School, May 21, 1956
West Elementary School 1963-1964 calendar
West Elementary School 4/1/1993 Redbook Best School Award
West Elementary School closed campus - Judd's Store controversy
Article about the creation of the "Roadrunner" tile mural in the West Elementary School multipurpose room
Article and photo about the West Elementary School remodeling around 1983-1987
Article about the closing of West Elementary School
Short clipping about Hebron and Pinto people
Historic Grafton Pamphlet
Hyrum Lorenzo Reid, "Early History of Utah's Dixie".
Provo: Brigham Young University, Thesis/Dissertation, 1931.
R. Paul Thompson, "Eighty Years of Music in St. George, Utah 1861-1941".
Provo: BYU Music Department, Thesis, 1952.
PERIODICALS
Utah Historical Quarterly
Fall 2002 and later issues (Volume 70 Number 4 and after) are online at
http://history.utah.gov/historical_society/historical_quarterly/index.html#search
1928-1995 (Volumes 1-63) tables of content are online at
http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/ushs/uhq.html
Western Historical Quarterly
Western History Association
http://www.usu.edu/whq/history.htm
COLLECTIONS
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, WPA Federal Writers' Project Collection
Washington County Utah, List of WPA Manuscripts
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utwashin/wpa/index.html
FORMS
WCHS Membership Form
Time and Expense Reporting Form (.pdf)
Time and Expense Reporting Form (.jpg)
Sample Oral History Consent Form
Guide For Preparing National Register Nominations
National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form
National Register of Historic Places - Continuation Sheet
National Register of Historic Places - Continuation Sheet (Photos)