76 (D-55) In addition to visiting Zion on this ninth day of our trip, we'll also have a stop at Saint George, Utah and then move on to spend the night in Las Vegas.
St. George is the population and commercial center of Utah's Dixie, a nickname given to the area when Mormon pioneers grew cotton in the warm climate. But cotton farming was not successful and was eventually abandoned.
In 2005, St. George was declared the second fastest-growing metropolitan area in the U.S. The St. George metropolitan area in 2007: 140,908. Its population in 2050 is projected to be at more than 700.000!
The city is 119 miles (192 km) northeast of Las Vegas...our next destination!
St. George Tabernacle, the Mormon church there, is called the "jewel in the desert" and is a symbol of the town's pioneer beginnings. It seats 1200 people.
Jane
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VOCABULARY:
--eventually = CAREFUL! "Eventually" is on the list of "faux amis"! See: http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~oussele/OusselinQuelquesFauxAmis.html
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FYI (For Your Information):
It is said that Joseph Smith (see Post 65) received divine communications that revealed that the Church's name should be The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...but he didn't get this message here at Saint George. Joseph Smith didn't go "out west"; he received these instructions in Missouri....in the town of FAR WEST, MISSOURI!!!! Settled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1836, Far West became the commercial and ecclesiastical center of the Church.
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