Old Iron Town Park

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Iron Mountain (2006-09-30) Distant tailing piles on Iron Mountain.

Iron Mountain (2006-09-30) Iron Mountain was the center for early iron works in Cedar City. I understand that there are currently no active mines in the area, although it is rich in ore.

Kiln at Old Iron Town (2006-09-30) Ruins at Old Iron Town on the Northern reaches of the Pine Valley Mountains.

Iron Town Ruins (2006-09-30) Ruins at the Old Iron Town park

Smoke Stack (2006-09-30) Ruins at the Old Iron Town park West of Cedar City.

New Iron Town (2006-09-30) The area around Old Iron Town is booming with new houses sprawled across large lots.

Rabbit Bush (2006-09-30) Rabbit Bush in bloom at Old Iron Town West of Cedar City.

Iron Rock (2006-09-30) A sample of rich ore on display at Old Iron Town.

Early Iron Works (2006-09-30)

Ruins of Old Iron Town (2006-09-30) Ruins at Old Iron Town West of Cedar City.

Cattails (2006-09-30) Cattails are a member of the Typhaceae family.

Iron Town Ruins (2006-09-30) Ruins at Old Iron Town in Southern Utah.

oit (2006-09-30) Ruins at Old Iron Town in Southern Utah.

Iron Town Display (2006-09-30) The Old Iron Town has displays describing the ruins and early history of Iron County, Utah.

Old Iron Town Facilities (2006-09-30) Modern facilities at Old Iron Town.

Park Pavilion (2006-09-30) A group picnic pavilion at the Old Iron Town ruins West of Cedar City.

Construction Equipment (2006-09-30) Someone at Old Iron Town is getting ready to do some serious ditch digging.

Tailings Piles (2006-09-30) A view toward Iron Mountain in Southern Utah.

Pine Valley Mountains (2006-09-30) State Road 56 and the Northern stretches of the Pine Valley Mountains in Southern Utah.

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Old Irontown State Park

Old Irontown State Park is historical display in the Northern Reaches of the Pine Valley Mountains West of Cedar City. The park has a short trail that winds past the old charcoal kiln and the remains of foundations of buildings.

Both Iron Town (and Cedar City for that matter) were established by the Iron Mission in the 1850s. This goal of the Iron Mission was to provide Utah's early pioneers with iron products.

Context: Parks - Utah

Cedar City, Utah (93 pictures) Old Iron Town is West of Cedar City on Utah State Route 56.
Iron Mission State Park (17 pictures) You can learn more about the Iron history of Iron County at the Iron Mission State Park.
Pine Valley Mountains (14 pictures) Iron Town in on the Northern Reaches of the Pine Valley Mountains.
Mountain Meadows (22 pictures) The Mountain Meadows Massacre Site is a Utah state historic memorial West of the Old Iron Town Memorial.