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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)THE DIXIE SUGARLOAFSt. George, Utah |
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The Sugarloaf is a large red sandstone rock formation on the north side of St. George. It has "DIXIE" painted
on it in big white letters. LOCATIONA prominent red sandstone rock on the north side of the Red Hills Parkway (formerly Skyline Drive).37° 6' 56.08" North Latitude, 113° 34' 45.81" West Longitude 3,090 feet MSL at the top HISTORYThe pioneers named this rock formation the "Sugarloaf" because it resembled the shape and color of a loafof sugar in the old days. Students from the Dixie Academy class of 1913 originally painted a "1913" on the rock. The next year the students replaced that year number with the more general, "Dixie". PHOTOS
Other WCHS photos: WCHS-04073 Photo of people standing on the Dixie Sugarloaf around 1914 WCHS-04074 Photo of people standing on the Dixie Sugarloaf REFERENCESHistory and pictures of the Dixie Sugarloaf |
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