Enoch in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Jones Iron Works Park
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012
1. Jones Iron Works Park Marker
Inscription.
Jones Iron Works Park. . In 1869, John P. Jones and sons moved from the fort at Johnson Springs and purchased land and springs on the east bench of the community. Jones, who was an iron worker, built a coke oven and blast furnace where scrap iron was melted and molded to make fire grates, dog irons, cogwheels, and even a 500 pound hammer to drive the piles for irrigation dams in southern Utah. The name Johnson Springs was changed to Enoch in 1890. Descendants of John P. Jones donated the land to Enoch. The coke oven and blast furnace were made from the boiler of an old railroad steam engine.
In 1869, John P. Jones and sons moved from the fort at Johnson Springs and purchased land and springs on the east bench of the community. Jones, who was an iron worker, built a coke oven and blast furnace where scrap iron was melted and molded to make fire grates, dog irons, cogwheels, and even a 500 pound hammer to drive the piles for irrigation dams in southern Utah. The name Johnson Springs was changed to Enoch in 1890. Descendants of John P. Jones donated the land to Enoch. The coke oven and blast furnace were made from the boiler of an old railroad steam engine.
Location. 37° 46.621′ N, 113° 1.248′ W. Marker is in Enoch, Utah, in Iron County. Marker is on North Enoch Road, 0.2 miles north of Jones Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is set back about 100 yards from the road and hard to see from the tall grass and weeds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cedar City UT 84721, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 701 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 1, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.