Grantsville in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pioneer Blacksmith Shop

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

1. Pioneer Blacksmith Shop Marker

Inscription. This Pioneer Blacksmith Shop was originally located about two blocks East of this site. The Blacksmith was so important in Pioneer Life that many Communities offered him a Parcel of Land to set up Shop for an agreed length of time.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 36.104′ N, 112° 28.437′ W. Marker is in Grantsville, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on North Cooley Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 73 N Cooley Street, Grantsville UT 84029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front,

in the West Desert,

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jeffries Property Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Twenty Wells/Emigrant Graves (a few steps from this marker); The Cherokee Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Donner-Reed Memorial Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Grantsville Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lincoln Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alex and Mary Johnson Home (approx. half a mile away); Hilda Anderson Erickson (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grantsville.

More about this marker. The marker ís located on the grounds of the Donner-Reed Museum.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

2. Pioneer Blacksmith Shop Marker

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

3. Pioneer Blacksmith Shop Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.