Cotton Mission

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Utah's_Dixie_Mission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cotton Mission
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Brigham_Young
gptkb:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
gptkbp:legacy nickname 'Utah's Dixie' for the region
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington_County,_Utah
gptkbp:mainCrops cotton
grapes
sugar cane
figs
pomegranates
gptkbp:purpose to grow cotton in Utah Territory
gptkbp:relatedTo Mormon pioneers
Utah's agricultural history
gptkbp:resultedIn development of Utah's Dixie region
settlement of St. George, Utah
gptkbp:settlersFrom southern United States
gptkbp:significance helped supply cotton to Utah during the American Civil War
gptkbp:startDate 1857
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dixie_(Utah)
gptkb:St._George,_Utah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6