Welcome to the Cotton Mission Chapter of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers!

Our Chapter focuses on a number of activities throughout the year. These include: monthly dinners, involvement in Washington City Cotton Days, St. George City Dixie Days, and historical treks, as well as scholarship programs for local high school seniors and 2nd grade students. Our mission is to honor our pioneer heritage and instill those values in the rising generation.

Please join us in this worthy endeavor — thank you

  • Mark Wells,
    2026 Chapter President

Members Enjoy Trek to the Santa Clara History Museum and the Covington Home

Members Enjoy Trek to the Santa Clara History Museum and the Covington Home

About 30 members of the Cotton Mission chapter enjoyed a fabulous weekday trek March 9 that included a visit first to the Santa Clara History Museum followed by a tour of the historic Covington home in Washington. 

Our own chapter member Charlie Clayton met us at the Samuel Knight Museum located in the basement of the Santa Clara Town Hall, and gave us a guided tour of the facility. Charlie has donated thousands of dollars to seed the museum project and acts as a docent there. He is looking for a few volunteers who can help as docents. 

We then drove across town to the Robert D. Covington Home in Washington, Utah. A wonderful guide, Carmen Snow, dressed in pioneer attire took us on an in-depth tour of the home.  This home was built for the first LDS bishop of Washington, Robert Dockey Covington.  It is in the process of being refurbished.

Chapter Members Bring History to School Kids at Annual Cotton Days Festival

Chapter Members Bring History to School Kids at Annual Cotton Days Festival

4th Grade Essay Contest Winner for April 2017:  Maya Christian

4th Grade Essay Contest Winner for April 2017: Maya Christian