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ST. GEORGE — A process that started over two years ago has culminated in the designation of the Sugarloaf, also known as the Dixie Rock, as a recognized landmark on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places.
The city of St. George announced Tuesday that the Sugarloaf sandstone formation that overlooks the city from the Red Hill was recognized as a historic landmark due to its significance to the area's history and culture.
"It's an exciting thing for us," David Cordero, a spokesman for the city of St. George, said Tuesday afternoon. "Anybody who's lived in St. George always looks up and sees what they call the Dixie Rock, which is actually called the Sugarloaf, and they see the Dixie sign. It's almost like a beacon that you're home."
The move for the Sugarloaf to be part of the National Registry of Historic Places was originally reported in January 2021. Officials at then-Dixie State University and the city were working on a way to preserve the "D" on the Black Hill and the Sugarloaf. It was being done in connection with the institution's name change to Utah Tech University.
