WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)COOPER BOTTOM (aka JARVIS FIELD) |
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LOCATIONAn area about two miles southwest of St. George.HISTORYIn 1869, a group of farmers (including William Atkin) was raising sugar cane for molasses at Cooper Bottom.PHOTOS[See the Utah State Historical Society photo of farming in Cooper Bottom]REFERENCES"From the Green Hills of England to the Red Hills of Dixie:The Story of William and Rachel Thompson Atkin" Book by Reid L. Neilson with a Forward by Susan Easton Black Page 78 See the information page. |
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