1. wchsutah.org

    Washington County Historical Society

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    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 ...
  2. 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 ...
  3. utahguide.com

    Explore the rich history and beauty of Toquerville, Utah. Discover nearby attractions and activities. Plan your visit and uncover Toquerville's charm today! ... At an elevation of 3,400' Toquerville, Utah is a quaint and beautiful small town found just south of Interstate 15 on SR17, and approximately 15 miles west of the lower western boundary ...
  4. Complete history of Utah in encyclopedia form consisting of 575 articles and over 200 historic photographs. Edited by Allan Kent Powell. ... Stapley, a transplant from San Bernardino, is generally credited with growing the first alfalfa in Dixie and probably Utah. By 1864 Toquerville reported twenty-four acres of lucern (alfalfa) under ...
  5. wchsutah.org

    So, when he was called to help colonize and build up the Dixie Country of southern Utah, he accepted the call and moved to Toquerville, Utah. The move to Toquerville, was probably made in 1867, as Theresa Ann's first child Eliza Ann was born in Johnson's Settlement and their second child Annie, was born in Toquerville.
  6. onlineutah.com

    Toquerville has deep, well-drained soils and temperatures ideal for growing grapes. The Mormon Wine Mission had no formal call but was ancillary to the Cotton Mission of 1861. Wine of their own make was important to the Mormons because Joseph Smith, the church's founder, had a revelation that they were to use water in the sacrament, unless they had wine of their own make.
  7. 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 ...

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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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