[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 8, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S7185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            ST. GEORGE, UTAH

 Mr. LEE. Mr. President, 150 years ago, 309 families founded 
the city of St. George in southern Utah. It would become the main city 
in a region known as ``Utah's Dixie'' because of the cotton farms that 
were established in response to the cotton shortage of the Civil War.
  To celebrate this important milestone, several hundred people 
participated in a reenactment of the 100-mile journey of the original 
settlers, from the city of Parowan to the eventual location of St. 
George. The trek featured wagons, livestock, and many other aspects of 
life in the 19th century.
  Today, St. George is a city of over 70,000 people, and is the seat of 
Washington County. Congratulations to Mayor Dan McArthur and the people 
of St. George for reaching the 150-year milestone.

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