HEBRON
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NAME: Hebron COUNTY: Washington ROADS: 2WD Grid #: 7 CLIMATE: Cool winter with possible snow, warm summer. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime. |
COMMENTS:
6 miles W. of the town of Enterprise
which is about 30 miles N. of the town of St. George which is
"right off I-15". REMAINS: The cemetery. |
| Hebron was discovered in 1862 by people driving cattle. Several farms were started here and in 1868 the town received its name Hebron after the Biblical settlement. The settlers built a fort out of logs to protect themselves from the Paiute Indians. In 1867 a school house was built. Soon many shops, stores, and homes were built. Hebron was the largest town in the area. The farmers raised crops, milk cows and beef and sold them to other towns in Utah as well as supplying many mines in Nevada. In 1900 due to trouble with water and many felled attempts to solve the problems many people started to move away. By 1905 the town was deserted. All that remains of the town today is its cemetery. The cemetery is open to the public but all the surrounding area is posted to trespassing. Submitted by Bob Bezzant. |
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