| 词条 | Old Iron Town, Utah |
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| name = Iron City | settlement_type = Ghost town | image_skyline = Old Iron Town, Utah.jpg | image_caption = Ruins at Old Iron Town | nickname = Old Iron Town | pushpin_map = Utah#USA | pushpin_label_position = right | map_caption = Location of Iron City in Utah | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Utah | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Iron | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1868 | named_for = Iron deposits | extinct_title = Abandoned | extinct_date = 1876 | elevation_footnotes = [1] | elevation_ft = 5846 | elevation_m = 1782 | coordinates = {{coord|37|36|00|N|113|27|01|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}} | blank_name = GNIS feature ID | blank_info = 1444069[1] }} Old Iron Town, originally Iron City, is a ghost town in Iron County, Utah, United States.[2] It is located in Dixie National Forest, about {{convert|22|mi}} from Cedar City. The settlement was founded in 1868 as a second attempt to mine iron from Iron Mountain after a disappointing yield from Cedar City. The colony lasted until 1876, when strife from the Edmunds–Tucker Act and the Panic of 1873 forced its closure. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. HistoryBrigham Young left Nauvoo, Illinois to establish Salt Lake City in 1847. Young quickly realized that the fastest way to an independent Mormon state was to make the new colony self-sufficient. One important resource in this regard was iron, which was very expensive to ship from the eastern United States. The city of Parowan was founded in 1851 to provide iron for the settlers, which was mined in nearby Iron Mission (Cedar City). Mismanagement plagued these new settlements, and only {{convert|400|ST}} of iron were produced over a six-year period. Iron was nonetheless needed for continued Mormon prosperity, so a second attempt at mining the region was made in 1868. The newly formed Union Iron Works organized an establishment at the southern base of Iron Mountain on Pinto Creek, west of Cedar City. By the third year, over {{convert|2500|lbs}} of iron was mined every day. The company expanded in 1873 and continued to mine ore for three more years. At its peak, the settlement included a schoolhouse, blacksmith, charcoal furnaces, and a foundry. The city was abandoned in 1876. An attempt was made to revive mining from Iron Mountain, but the church was struggling with litigation over the Edmunds–Tucker Act and the Panic of 1873. Today, the ruins feature a preserved beehive style charcoal oven and a furnace known as an "Arastra", which prepared sands for molds. Parts of the original foundry remain, including the chimney. The site was fenced off by the Sons of Utah Pioneers. It is currently within grounds designated as the Dixie National Forest. The Frontier Homestead State Park Museum in Cedar City provides information about and artifacts from the site. The ruins are found on Iron Town Road, which intersects with Utah State Route 56. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1971 as Old Iron Town. See also
References1. ^1 {{gnis|1444069|Old Irontown}} 2. ^{{cite map|url=http://www.mytopo.com/maps/?lat=37.6004&lon=-113.4558&z=15|title=MyTopo Maps - Old Irontown, UT, United States|publisher=Trimble Navigation, Ltd.|accessdate=30 Jul 2017}}
External links{{commons category-inline|Old Iron Town, Utah}}{{Iron County, Utah}}{{National Register of Historic Places}} 8 : Buildings and structures in Iron County, Utah|Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah|Ghost towns in Utah|Mining communities in Utah|Populated places established in 1868|National Register of Historic Places in Iron County, Utah|Ghost towns in Iron County, Utah|Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places |
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