Marcus Stucki: Tell the whole history of Utah’s Dixie

The name “Dixie” in Southern Utah has been a divisive term for a number of decades now.I’m a fifth-generation St. Georgian. I attended Dixie High School (Go Flyers!) and Dixie State University is my alma mater. I even lived below the famous “Dixie Rock” while growing up. The name is everywhere.Locals often associate this name with Latter-day Saint pioneers who settled the area to grow cotton, some of whom had been Southerners. Most notable was Robert D. Covington, a