A Temple in St George was announced in November 1871 - Salt Lake Temple has been going for 24 years at this point. Logan and Manti had not been announced yet. just 1100 people lived in the area who were sent down to try and grow cotton. They knew that had failed, but President Young saw the opportunity to build a community around the temple.

Announcement:  31 January 1871

Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:  9 November 1871 by Brigham Young

Preliminary Dedication:  1 January 1877 by Wilford Woodruff, Erastus Snow, and Brigham Young

Dedication:  6–8 April 1877 by Daniel H. Wells (with Brigham Young presiding)⁠

Rededication:  11–12 November 1975 by Spencer W. Kimball

Rededication:  10 December 2023 by Jeffrey R. Holland

Total Floor Area:  143,969 square feet  |  13,375 square meters
Height:  175 feet  |  53.3 meters

I just want to give a shout out to the website churchofjesuschristtemples.org it is a great encyclopedia of information and pictures, if any listeners are curious about learning more about any of these temples. I use it a lot to prepare my part of the podcast, as well as the church sites. But shout out to the guy who just maintains this site as a labor of love, his name is Rick Satterfield.