WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
VIDEOS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST
Movies made in the county have been listed in a separate list.
A Temple Dressed in White - St George
VHS (2001) and DVD (2003) from Temple Hill Videos
P O Box 900134, Sandy UT 84090-0134
Part 1 of 6 on YouTube
Part 2 of 6 on YouTube
Part 3 of 6 on YouTube
Part 4 of 6 on YouTube
Part 5 of 6 on YouTube
Part 6 of 6 on YouTube
Ancient Navigation: The Tools & The Methods
On this DVD, Al Matheson explains the tools & methods used by people to navigate before we had modern technology.
See the information page.
Death Valley Days: Sego Lilies
This 26-minute episode of the Death Valley Days TV series first aired on April 28.1953.
Robert Hutton played David H. Cannon and Sally Mansfield played Wilhelmina "Willie" Cannon as they adapted to their new life in St. George.
To watch the full episode, click here.
See the Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb) listing.
From Depression to Destiny, The CCC in Southern Utah and the Arizona Strip
DVD produced by D/ASIA and Dixie State College of Utah.
See the information page.
Liquid Desert
An overview story of water in Washington County.
Produced in 2011 by the Center for Media Innovation for the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD).
Executive Producer: Phil Tuckett
Director: Ian Crowe
Director of Photography: Luke Draper
Part 1 on YouTube
Part 2 ----
Ranger Bart Anderson Presents:
Ghost Towns of Southern Utah
History of St George Utah
Indian Troubles
DVD from the Utah Humanities Council, 2004
The 2005 Santa Clara - Virgin River Flood
Images of Loss and Home
DVD produced by Hal Hilburn and Bryce Hunt
http://www.utahfloodrelief.com
The Dixie Cotton Mission
A VHS video by Brigham Young University, 1996
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53394720&referer=brief_results
The Spanish Trail
On this DVD, Al Matheson gives an information packed talk on The Spanish Trail.
information page.
Utah in the 50's: St George / Cedar City
DVD from KUED 7 in Salt Lake City UT
Weird Tales III: The Pioneer's Lost Trunk
A Ted Faye documentary about a group of 1849 pioneers who took off from the Old Spanish Trail at Enterprise and headed west in an attempt to find a shortcut to California.
This video was filmed in northwest Washington County and released on DVD in 2009.
For information and clips, see http://www.goldcreekfilms.com.