WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
THE VEPRECULA
St. George, Utah
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St. George, UtahHISTORY
The Veprecula (or Little Bramble) was the first newspaper published in St. George. It was published semi-monthly from May 1864 to June 15, 1865.The founders were Orson Pratt Jr., Charles L. Walker, George A. Burgon, and Joseph Orton. They each wrote an article for each issue.
At some point, Pratt was replaced by by Guglielmo Gustavo Rosetti Sangiovanni. And later, Walker and Burgon dropped out leaving only Orton and Sangiovanni.
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Southern Utah Memories: Newspapers of Washington County, Utah, 1864 to 1994 - Part 1 of a two-part series, December 15, 2012by Loren R. Webb, December 15, 2012