1. toquerville.org

    A Short History of Toquerville. Brigham Young sent skilled men to settle in different locations. A group was sent in the spring of 1853, down from the Iron County along the Black Ridge and then along the stream we now call Ash Creek. About six families came and settled in 1858. When they arrived they found a group of Indians calling themselves ...
  2. wchsutah.org

    Washington County Historical Society

    https://wchsutah.org › towns › toquerville.php

    Toquerville: Privately printed by Wesley P. Larsen, 1999 "A History of Toquerville, Volume 2" By Wesley Pratt Larsen In the Larsen papers in Special Collections at the Marriott Library of the University of Utah "Toquerville, Oasis in the Desert - A History of Toquerville and the Area" Book compiled and written by Cherrie Gubler Naegle For the ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Toquerville was named after an early Paiute chief. The population has grown from only 19 families in the late 1800s. Toquerville's proximity to Zion National Park has created a healthy tourism economy where the community traditionally had depended on agriculture.. Although it was still a town at the 2000 census, Toquerville became a city at the end of 2000.
  4. Complete history of Utah in encyclopedia form consisting of 575 articles and over 200 historic photographs. Edited by Allan Kent Powell. Originally published by the University of Utah Press. ... Toquerville, as the area's cultural and religious center, grew rapidly--from nineteen families in 1859 to forty-one families in 1864. The increase ...
  5. utahguide.com

    Toquerville is named for Toquer, who was a chief of the Paiute Indian band on lower Ash Creek. Mid 19th century pioneer missionary explorers visited Toquer and his band and found a friendly reception. In 1858, log cabins were constructed near the Paiute village along Ash Creek, and by 1859, there were nineteen families living in Toquerville.
  6. usgenwebsites.org

    History of the town of Toquerville, Washington County, Utah -- USGenWeb. TOQUERVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH Toquerville is named after Chief Toquer, an early Paiute chief. The town is located about thirty miles south of Cedar City along Ash Creek. The town is located at an elevation of 3,394 feet.
  7. onlineutah.com

    History of Toquerville, Utah. Taken from the Utah History Encyclopedia. (Links Added)-1-Toquerville, Washington County, is located about thirty miles south of Cedar City in a wide valley flanking Ash Creek and at the base of a mountain capped with black lava rock. With an elevation of 3,394 feet, it has a climate conducive to the growth of ...
  8. onlineutah.com

    Toquerville, as the area's cultural and religious center, grew rapidly--from nineteen families in 1859 to forty-one families in 1864. The increase resulted in part when the main body of Cotton Mission colonists was called to Dixie late in 1861 and a number of them went to Toquerville. Providentially, water from Toquerville springs increased ...
  9. familysearch.org

    United States, Utah, Washington, Toquerville - History. Copies. Location. Call Number Location Collection/Shelf Availability; 979.248 H2ncg: HSB (Headquarters Storage Building) Off-site Storage: Storage: About this record. This screen shows the catalog entry of the title you selected. The Copies section contains information for finding the ...

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    Toquerville, Utah

    City in Washington County, Utah, United States
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    Toquerville is a city in east–central Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,870 at the 2020 census. Wikipedia

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