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. 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 37° 46.621′ N, 113° 1.248′ W. Marker is in Enoch, Utah, in Iron County. It 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.

Regionally,

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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: Johnson's Fort (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Enoch City Logo (about 400 feet away); Johnson's Spring (about 500 feet away); Old Log Schoolhouse (about 600 feet away); The Jones Family (about 600 feet away); Samuel Bell Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Enoch Ward Chapel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mercantile Building (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enoch.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

2. Jones Iron Works Park Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

3. Jones Iron Works Park Marker

Jones Iron Works Blast Furnace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

4. Jones Iron Works Blast Furnace

Marker in front of blast furnace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

5. Marker in front of blast furnace

Plaque on monument at Jones Iron Works Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

6. Plaque on monument at Jones Iron Works Park

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 1,087 times since then and 45 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.