Many people believe that St. George was named after
a Union Army Officer by the name of Phillip St. George
Cooke who is said to have donated a good share of equipment
and wagons to the Mormon settlement of "Dixie". It was
called Dixie because it was a center for growing cotton
which was processed at the nearby Washington Cotton
Mill, and that cotton reminded many of the settlers
who originally lived in the south of Dixie. St. George
is located within the northern end of the Mojave Desert
at 2,860 feet above sea level and the average annual
temperature is approximately 61°. With Hot summers
and extremely mild winters, St. George is also known
as a winter haven for what the 45,000 locals like to
call "Snow Birds" (tourists who come to St. George to
warm up away from the snow). St. George is also home
to Dixie College. The 2 year Jr. College is growing
at a very rapid rate and rumors about when it will become
a 4 year college come up from time to time. And speaking
of time, if you plan on visiting St. George during Spring
Break you had better make reservations months in advance.
That's right, St. George becomes a Mecca for vacationing
college students who go south for an early taste of
summer away from the snow. And St. George Blvd. becomes
THE place for every college student to see and be seen
(avoid driving on St. George Blvd. at all costs during
Spring Break - unless you have a lot of time).
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