WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
THE DIXIE SUGARLOAF
St. George, Utah
on it in big white letters.
LOCATION
A 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
HISTORY
The 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
 WCHS-00879 The Dixie Sugarloaf |
WCHS-00880 The Dixie Sugarloaf |
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