Twenty five years ago (1996), Douglas D. Alder and Karl F. Brooks published an excellent book titled A History Of Washington Country -From Isolation to Destination. Following is an excerpt from the final paragraph of the Epilogue titled The Debate Over The Future Of Washington County. (This edition can be found at the Washington County Library and online at http://utahhistory.sdlhost.com/#item/000000011019593/view. The last chapter should be a must-read for anyone who still cares about our county s future). It is ironic that, in contrast to the past austerity, living in Washington County for many people has become so desirable that the most urgent current issue is limiting the influx of people who are drawn to that lifestyle. If the graves of the pioneers could speak, they would likely warn about luxury, about overburdening the land, about being diverted from values. It is to be hoped that Washington County is one of those places where history and landscape and values wi
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