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La Verkin is a town with pleasant homes, situated about two miles northeast of Hurricane, nine miles southeast of Toquerville and 20 miles, by nearest road northeast of St. George. La Verkin is known for its beautiful location, its splendid orchards and shade trees, and its fine private residence. La Verkin is near the Cedar-Zion Canyon highway, its fields joining said road. The LaVerkin Hot Springs, a popular bathing resort, is situated in the Rio Virgen Canyon, immediately south of town. The temperature of the healthy mineral water in these springs is about 108 degrees Fahrenheit. La Verlin obtains water for culinary purpose from the springs situated about ten miles away, a short distance above Toquerville, from which source the water is piped to the LaVerkin town site, where it is practically taken into every house in the town. | La Verkin is a town with pleasant homes, situated about two miles northeast of Hurricane, nine miles southeast of Toquerville and 20 miles, by nearest road northeast of St. George. La Verkin is known for its beautiful location, its splendid orchards and shade trees, and its fine private residence. La Verkin is near the Cedar-Zion Canyon highway, its fields joining said road. The LaVerkin Hot Springs, a popular bathing resort, is situated in the Rio Virgen Canyon, immediately south of town. The temperature of the healthy mineral water in these springs is about 108 degrees Fahrenheit. La Verlin obtains water for culinary purpose from the springs situated about ten miles away, a short distance above Toquerville, from which source the water is piped to the LaVerkin town site, where it is practically taken into every house in the town. | ||
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As the population of the settlement increased they were organized into a bishop’s ward June 23, 1904, with Morris Wilson, jun., as Bishop. Meeting were held in a bowery and in private houses, but the rock meeting house with belfry on the west end was built in 1907, which served for all meetings, school and social purpose until a new meeting house was erected in 1925-1926. Morris Wilson, jun., acted as bishop of the La Verkin Ward until 1928, when he was succeeded by Ovando Gubler, who was president Dec 31, 1930. On that date the LaVerkin ward had 231 members, including 63 children. The total population of the La Verkin town was 236 in 1930. | As the population of the settlement increased they were organized into a bishop’s ward June 23, 1904, with Morris Wilson, jun., as Bishop. Meeting were held in a bowery and in private houses, but the rock meeting house with belfry on the west end was built in 1907, which served for all meetings, school and social purpose until a new meeting house was erected in 1925-1926. Morris Wilson, jun., acted as bishop of the La Verkin Ward until 1928, when he was succeeded by Ovando Gubler, who was president Dec 31, 1930. On that date the LaVerkin ward had 231 members, including 63 children. The total population of the La Verkin town was 236 in 1930. | ||
Additional history of Utah and the early Mormon settlers there can be found in: Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941, p. 418. <br> | Additional history of Utah and the early Mormon settlers there can be found in: Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941, p. 418. <br> | ||
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