WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
COMPLETE BOOKS ON THE WCHS WEBSITE
By Orson W. Huntsman of Enterprise, Utah
Published in 1929 in connection with the History Department of the Dixie College, St. George, Utah
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A History of the St. George Police Department
By Kelly James Larson and Kerry Gail Larson
May 5, 1981; Revised February 2020
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A History of the St. George Cannery 1981-2011
Compiled by Karen Doty, Sonja Dodenbier, Dale Hicken, Brian Passey, and Russell Wood
August 2001
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A Little Piece of Zion: The St. George Town Lot - A Practical History
By Richard R. Kohler
Published by Flying Rebel Media, St. George, 2013
8.5" x 11" x 3/16", 108 pages
ISBN I978-0-615-91392-6, Paperback, $20.00
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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)
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Dixie Folklore and Pioneer Memoirs
By Arthur Knight Hafen
St. George: Privately printed, 1961, 1964
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Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries
Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872 Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
By John Wesley Powell
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875
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From the First Pioneers To the Present 1853-1992
Sponsored by the Hurricane Second Ward Relief Society
Written by Cleora Covington, Edited by Eleanor Hall, and Updated by David T. Hinton
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From the Ground Up: The History of Mining in Utah
Edited by Colleen K. Whitley
Logan UT: Utah State University Press, January 1, 2006
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From the Trench to the Bench ... Dreams Do Come True, A History of the Hurricane Valley
By the Hurricane Valley Camp of Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Red Mountain Shadows Publishing, 2019
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Gazetteer of Utah and Salt Lake City Directory, 1874
Compiled and edited by Edward L. Sloan
Published by the Salt Lake Harold Publishing Company
The Washington County entry is on Pages 103-104
The Kane County entry (has towns that are now part of Washington County) is on Pages 70-71
A list of post offices in Utah is on Pages 50-51
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Historical Buildings of Washington County, Volume 1
By the Washington County Historical Society
Sketches by Jon Bowcutt and text by Mary Phoenix
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Historical Buildings of Washington County, Volume 2
By the Washington County Historical Society
Sketches by Jon Bowcutt and text by Mary Phoenix
1992
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History of the Woodward School, 99 Years, 1901 - 2000
By Heber C. Jones
Paperback, 8 1/2" x 11" x 3/16", 77 pages, and downloadable in PDF format
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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
Hospital CareCentennial: One Hundred Years of Caring, 1913 to 2013
From the Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center, 2013
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Journal of the Southern Indian Mission: Diary of Thomas D. Brown
edited by Juanita Brooks
175 pages
Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1972
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Landmark and Historic Sites: City of St. George
From the St. George Community Development Department
First edition, July 2, 2009
Paperback, 8 1/2" x 11" x 1/2", 164 pages, and downloadable in PDF format
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Landmark & Historic Sites: Informational Guide of Historical Sites within the City of St. George
From the St. George Community Development Department
Second edition, Revised 2011
Paperback, 8 1/2" x 11" x 5/16", 116 pages, and downloadable in PDF format
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Landmark & Historic Sites: Informational Guide of Historical Sites within the City of St. George
From the St. George Community Development Department
Third edition, Revised 2015
Paperback, 8 1/2" x 11" x 5/16", 122 pages, and downloadable in PDF format
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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
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Musicians of Southern Utah
Compiled by Doug Liston with H.C. & Kay Hunt and Carol Liston
Hardback, 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
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My Story of Silver Reef
By Wilma C. Beal
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Nancy: Nancy Jane Hunt Jones, 1877-1906
Compiled by Nancy LaVerne Jones Hirschi
Hardback, 11-1/2" x 9" x 1-1/2", 614 Pages
Privately Published - Heritage Press, 1986
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Over the Rim: The Parley P. Pratt Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah 1849-1850
edited by William B. Smart and Donna T. Smart
270 pages
Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1999
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Record of Marks and Brands for the State of Utah
Embracing All Marks and Brands Recorded to June 1st, 1901
Compiled and Published Under Provisions of an Act of the Legislature
Approved March 11, 1897,
by C. S. Tingey, State Recorder of Marks and Brands
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Researching a Historic Property
National Register Bulletin 39
by Eleanor O'Donnell, Architectural Historian
1991; Revised 1998
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Saga of Three Towns: Harrisburg - Leeds - Silver Reef
by Marietta M. Mariger
Panguitch: Garfield County News, 1951
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Splitting Raindrops
By Richa Wilson (Regional Architectural Historian, USDA Forest Service)
Administrative Facilities of the Dixie National Forest, 1902-1955
Historic Context Statement & Site Evaluations
Forest Service Report No. DX-04-946, May 2004
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St. George: Outpost of Civilization, A Sesquicentennial History
By Richard R. Kohler
Published by Flying Rebel Media, St. George, 2011
8.5" x 11" x 0.375", 128 pages
ISBN 978-0-615-54458, Paperback, $20.00
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Sunlight and Shadows, The Page Ranch Story
By Lisa Michele Church
Hardback, 304 Pages, 8-5/8" x 11" x 1"
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Telephone Books
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, May 1941
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Spring 1954
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Fall 1958
Mountain States Telephone, October 1961
Mountain Bell, September 1972
The Historic Art of Southern Utah
Part One, 1857 to 1876
Part Two, 1877 - 1907
Part Three, 1907 - 1937
Book by Richard R. Kohler
The Old Spanish Trail, The Virgin River Basin, The Town of Santa Clara,
and The George and Bertha Graff House
Booklet by Carol J. Condie
July 2010, 15 pages
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The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867 (1st edition)
Compiled and published by Henry G. Langley
The Washington County entry is on Pages 372-373
The Utah business directory is on Pages 559-562
A list of post offices in Utah is on Pages 28-29
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The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1876-78 (3rd edition)
Compiled and published by Henry G. Langley
Published by the Salt Lake Harold Publishing Compnay
The Utah general entry is on Pages 737-742
The Utah gazetteer and business directory is on Pages 743-883
The Utah business directory is on Pages 884-896
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The Personal History of John Wood
By S. K. Rice
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The Personal History of Michael Muir
By S. K. Rice
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The Story of Atkinville: A One-Family Village
By Grace Atkin Woodbury and Angus Munn Woodbury
Published by G. A. Woodbury, Salt Lake City, 1957
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The Utah Directory for 1883-84
Published by J. C. Graham & Co., 28 and 30 First South Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
The Washington County entry is on Pages 276-277
The Kane County entry (has towns that are now part of Washington County) is on Pages 261-262
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Toquerville, Oasis in the Desert - A History of Toquerville and the Area
Compiled and written by Cherrie Gubler Naegle
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Trails and Roads, and the Settlement of Long Valley, Utah
Book by Warren C. Foote
2021, 184 pages
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Utah Business Directories (Gazetteers)
The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867 (1st edition)
The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1876-78 (3rd edition)
Gazetteer of Utah and Salt Lake City Directory, 1874
Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 18??
Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80
The Utah Directory for 1883-84
Utah Gazetteer, 1892-93
Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 18??
The Washington County entry is on Pages 159-163
The St. George Temple entry is on Pages 196-198
The Utah telegraph and post offices are listed on Pages 269-272
Businesses are listed by town on Pages 302-314
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Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80
Compiled and edited by H. L. A. Culmer
Printed for H. L. A. Culmer & Co., Publishers, by J. C. Graham & Co., Book & Job Printers
The Washington County entry is on Pages 384-387
The Kane County entry (has towns that are now part of Washington County) is on Pages 358-361
The Utah post offices are listed on Pages 39-40
Officers of the St. George Stake are listed on Pages 22-23
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Utah Gazetteer, 1892-93
Published by Stenhouse & Co. and printed by the Salt Lake Litho Company
The Washington County entry is on Pages 275-276
The businesses are listed by town; see the index on Pages 41-42
The Utah post offices are listed on Pages 25-27
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Utah in the World War
By Noble Warrum under auspices of the Utah State Council of Defense
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Utah State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1903-1904, Volume 2
Published by R. L. Polk & Co., 1903
808 pages
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Utah The Land of Blossoming Valleys
By George Wharton James, 1922
Part of the "See America First" series
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Washington City "MONUMENT PLAZA"
May, 10, 2003
This document from the Washington City Historical Society contains histories by Harold P. Cahoon
for people with statues being sculpted by Jerry Anderson for the Washington Monument Plaza.
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When You Know Your Past, You Understand Yourself: The Joshua Thomas Willis Story
by S. K. Rice
BYU Independent Study Department, December 2002
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Zion Park Stake To Hurricane Stake 1929-1995
A comprehensive history
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