The first settlers built Fort Clara, also known as Fort Santa Clara, in the winter of 1855–1856. Landmarks include Santa Clara Relief Society House, Jacob Hamblin House and Hans George Hafen House.
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| Santa Clara Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Santa Clara Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Santa Clara Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Santa Clara Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Santa Clara Town Line Mug | from $26 |
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Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
Population 2010: 6,003 → 2020: 7,553
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In 1854, Jacob Hamblin (1819–1886), was called by Latter-day Saint patriarch Brigham Young (1801–1877), in the capital city of Salt Lake City, to serve a mission to the southern Paiute native areas of the recently organized old federal Utah Territory (1850–1896), and settled in the southwestern corner then of the Territory at Santa Clara, in the vicinity of the modern city of St. George, Utah. The town is among the oldest in the area and the state.
The first settlers built Fort Clara, also known as Fort Santa Clara, in the winter of 1855–1856. In the fall of 1861, Swiss immigrant members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) arrived at the new settlement. Shortly afterward, in early 1862, they were victims of a severe flood in the Santa Clara River valley that destroyed the fort and most other buildings, along with already existing irrigation dams and ditches. This event was part of the infamous Great Flood of 1862.
Hamblin's first home in Santa Clara was destroyed in the 1862 flood. His second wife Rachael saved one of their young children from drowning, but the child soon after died from exposure. Rachael never fully recovered from exposure she suffered during the flood. Swearing to avoid such a risk again, Hamblin built a new home on a hill in Santa Clara. It is owned today by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which operates it as a house museum. Latter-day Saint missionaries give daily tours.
19th-century Santa Clara was largely inhabited by immigrants who had earlier converted to Latter-day Saints faith in Switzerland and subsequently crossed the Atlantic Ocean and traveled across the North American continent to come to Utah. Among these was Daniel Bonelli, who after the 1862 flood became a pioneer colonist of St. Thomas, Nevada in the Moapa Valley. He was a farmer, salt miner, and owner of Bonelli's Ferry, at nearby Rioville, Nevada. This was on the road between the old southwestern Utah Territory (1850–1896) and the old Arizona Territory (1863–1912) further south, at the confluence of the Virgin River and the Colorado River.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Santa Clara, Utah, revision 1378601015 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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8 free coloring pages of Santa Clara, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Santa Clara's population was 7,553 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 6,003 in 2010.
Jacob Hamblin House
Santa Clara Relief Society House
Hans George Hafen House
Frederick, Jr., and Mary F. Reber House