Middleton, Utah
{{short description|Neighborhood in St. George, Utah, United States}}
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|name = Middleton, Utah
|settlement_type = Neighborhood
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|image_caption = A bridge that was part of Old Highway 91 in Middleton, November 2022
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Utah
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Washington
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1863
|established_title1 = Platted
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|elevation_ft = 2858
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|timezone = MST
|utc_offset = −7
|timezone_DST = MDT
|utc_offset_DST = −6
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 84770
|area_code_type = Area code
|area_code = 435
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = {{FIPS|49|49490}}
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|blank1_info = 1437636 {{cite gnis2|1437636|Middleton, Utah}}
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Middleton is a community in Washington County, Utah, United States. About halfway between St. George and Washington,{{Cite web |title=Middleton, UT |url=https://places.us.com/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Places}}{{Cite web |title=Middleton, Utah |url=https://wchsutah.org/towns/middleton.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=wchsutah.org}} it is located on the east side of the Old Dixie Highway 91 tunnel, its main road, "Middleton Drive", is part of the old highway.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=Middleton |url=https://washingtoncountyhistory.miraheze.org/wiki/Middleton |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Washington County History Wiki |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Highway 91, Washington County UT |url=https://wchsutah.org/roads/highway-91.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=wchsutah.org}}
History
It was founded in 1863, although it is now within the city limits of St. George (zip code 84770).
The first house in Middleton was built in 1872 by Alexander F. Macdonald.{{Cite web |title=Alexander F. Macdonald Home in Middleton, Utah |url=https://wchsutah.org/homes/alexander-f-mcdonald-home.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=wchsutah.org}}1. Historic American Buildings Survey, P. Kent Fairbanks, Photographer August, 1968 NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION. - Alexander F. McDonald House, Middleton, Washington County, UT{{Cite web |last=Survey |first=Historic American Buildings |title=Alexander F. McDonald House, Middleton, Washington County, UT |url=https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ut0133/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.loc.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=ut0133data |url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ut/ut0100/ut0133/data/ut0133data.pdf |website=Library of Congress}}{{clear left}}
Geography
=Natural features=
- Middleton Black Ridge (split in half by I-15){{Cite web |title=Middleton Black Ridge |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-5543120.html |website=Mindat}}{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Rick |date=2018-04-08 |title=The famous inverted topography of basalt lava ridges of St. George |url=https://suindependent.com/inverted-topographic-basalt-lava-ridges-of-st-george/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=The Independent {{!}} News Events Opinion More |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Map of Middleton Black Ridge, UT, street, roads and satellite view |url=https://www.gotraveltop.com/maps/utah-satellite.php?map=Middleton%20Black%20Ridge |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=www.gotraveltop.com}}{{Cite journal |last=Hayden |first=Janice |date=2019 |title=Inverted topography in St. George, Washington County, Utah |url=https://giw.utahgeology.org/giw/index.php/geosites/article/view/99 |journal=Utah Geological Association Publication |language=en |volume=48 |pages=1–11 |doi=10.31711/ugap.v1i1.99 |issn=0375-8176|doi-access=free }}
- Forest Park Pond
=Parks=
- Middleton Park{{Cite web |title=St. George |url=https://www.sgcity.org/cityparks/middletonpark |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.sgcity.org}}
- Forest Park (National Forest Reserve){{Cite web |title=St. George |url=https://www.sgcity.org/forestpark/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.sgcity.org}}
- [http://www.redcliffsdesertreserve.com/ National Turtle Reserve]
= Historic Locations =
Demographics
References
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Further reading
- Washington County Chapter, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, "[https://wchsutah.org/documents/under-dixie-sun-book.php Under Dixie Sun]". 1950 with 1978 Supplement. Page 124.
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=EJMoAAAAIBAJ The Deseret News Jul 11, 1969]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=S6QqAAAAIBAJ&dq=Middleton%2C+Washington%2C+Utah&pg=PA17&article_id=1849,3652712 The Deseret News Dec 14, 1972]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=tPRHAAAAIBAJ&dq=Middleton%2C+Washington%2C+Utah&pg=PA16&article_id=3774,5058470 The Deseret News Aug 9, 1997]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGpfAAAAIBAJ&dq=Middleton%2C+Washington%2C+Utah&pg=PA10&article_id=4924,1361857 Lewiston Morning Tribune Dec 20, 1998]
External links
{{commons category|Middleton, Utah}}
- [https://washingtoncountyhistory.miraheze.org/wiki/Middleton Middleton Utah in Washington County History Wiki]
- [https://wchsutah.org/towns/middleton.php Washington County Historical Society]
- [https://sites.google.com/view/middletonutahmaps/middleton-maps Middleton Maps]