Cedar City in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pioneer Iron Works Blast Furnace

Utah Historic Site

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

1. Pioneer Iron Works Blast Furnace Marker

Inscription. To satisfy an urgent need for manufactured iron products, a small group of English, Welch, Scotch, Irish and American pioneers answered a call from Brigham Young to become "Iron Missionaries" to settle Iron County and to make iron. They arrived in Parowan on January 13, 1851 and produced the first iron west of the Mississippi on September 30, 1852 on this site. Due to economic, social, environmental and technical problems the Iron Works was closed down in October 1858.

Erected by Division of State History. (Marker Number S-89.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1928.

Location. 37° 41.066′ N, 113° 3.597′ W. Marker is in Cedar City, Utah, in Iron County. It is at the intersection of North 100 East and East 400 North, on the right when traveling north on North 100 East. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cedar City UT 84721, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. 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 walking distance of this marker: Deseret Iron Works (here, next to this marker); The Southern Paiute People (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Utah Parks Company Bus Garage (about 800 feet away); Cedar City Railroad Depot

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Cedar City's Iron Heritage (approx. ¼ mile away); Heroine of China (approx. ¼ mile away); El Escalante Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); The Utah Parks Company (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedar City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Escalante Trail (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

2. Pioneer Iron Works Blast Furnace Marker

Honoring the Pioneer Iron Mongers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner

3. Honoring the Pioneer Iron Mongers

Located approximately .2 mile south is the Memorial honoring the Pioneer Iron Mongers.

Honoring the Pioneer Iron Mongers Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner

4. Honoring the Pioneer Iron Mongers Memorial

Photographed by Bill Kirchner

5. Honoring the Pioneer Iron Mongers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 16, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.