Hardy House, St. George, UT

On January 26th Dixie Paranormal Society had the privilege to investigate the Hardy House in down town St. George, UT. We had a great investigation, and added a new investigator who we will introduce in an upcoming podcast. We will be going through all of the images, video, and audio over the next few days in order to present our findings to the Mystery Escape Room's management.

This home was built by Augustus (Gus) P. Hardy in 1871. Perhaps the most famous, or infamous, moment in Hardy's law-enforcement career came when an accused murderer from Silver Reef was brought to St. George to await trial. Infuriated vigilante miners came that night, broke into the house, overpowered the sheriff and his helpers, took the keys to the jail, and strung the miscreant to a tree a block or so down the street. Sheriff Hardy never got over the fact that a prisoner was taken from him. During this incident, the house was slightly remodeled by a bullet and that bullet hole is still seen in one of its upstairs doors. Sheriff Hardy's home is currently an Ancestor Square Mystery Escape Room, and his jail, too, has seen commercial use.