OLD IRON TOWN
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OLD IRON TOWN |
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NAME: Old Iron Town COUNTY: Iron ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, warm summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
No current residents. About 15 or 20 miles west of Cedar City. Visit the Iron Mission State Park Museum to learn about the history of this ghost town. REMAINS: Spanish Erastra, old furnaces, Charcoal Kiln |
| In June of 1868 mormon pioneers settled Iron Town, after the Cedar City mining operation had failed nearly ten years earlier. By 1870, the town had close to a hundred residents. The city had built a foundry, machine shop, brick schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, and a pattern shop. Although Iron City seemed prosperous, the Iron Company was unable to overcome financial obstacles created by the money panic of 1874, and the lack of suitable transportation to northern Utah. In 1877, the iron operation closed. Submitted by: Jessica Roberts |
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