Midway in Wasatch County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Lime Kiln

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

1. Lime Kiln Marker

Inscription. In 1875 William Van Wagoner and his brother John Sr., built this lime kiln. They operated it for many years. Lime rock was quarried by blasting it into chunks. Twenty-five tons of rock produced 8 tons of lime. Three days and three nights of 12-hour shifts, steadily burning at top-heat were required to burn out the lime. It cooled 48 hours before being removed. Lime was used in mortar, plaster and for white washing. Much of the lime was sold to the Ontario Mining Co. of Park City at 50¢ a bushel delivered. The kiln was abandoned in 1922.

Erected 1955 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 209.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 40° 30.95′ N, 111° 27.817′ W. Marker is in Midway, Utah, in Wasatch County. It is on River Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 233 River Road, Midway UT 84049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wasach County Memorial Hill Veterans Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Bonner, Jr. House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Social Hall/Cannery Building (approx. half a mile away); Midway Social Hall (approx. half a mile away); Midway Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); Midway Town Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Heber Valley Railroad (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Also see . . . Lime Kiln. (Submitted on July 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

2. Lime Kiln Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.