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 Old Irontown Posted by:  brwhiz
N 37° 35.979 W 113° 26.964
12S E 283768 N 4164217
This marker details the origins of an iron producing community whose legacy persisted into the middle of the twentieth century.
Waymark Code: WMDZKT
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2012
Views: 6
No 60
Erected May 9, 1936
Old Irontown
Established 1868 by Ebenezer Hanks and others who
organized the Great Western Iron Manufacturing Co.,
a cooperative enterprise. Officers were E. Hanks,
President, Homer Duncan, Vice President, Seth M. Blair,
Secretary. 800 pounds of iron of good quality produced
each eight hours, the plant running day and night.
The enterprise was taken over in 1883 by the Iron
Manufacturing Co. of Utah, with George Q. Cannon, President,
Thomas Taylor, Vice President and Manager, John C. Cutler,
Secretary. A railroad was moved here from Nevada to
haul coal from Cedar Canyon to "Little Pinto" the
name given this townsite.
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
and Members of Parowan Stake.
Marker Name: Old Irontown
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
The marker is mounted on the side of one of the kilns that produced charcoal to fuel the blast furnace.
County: Iron
City: Old Irontown
Group Responsible for Placement: Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Date Dedicated: May 9, 1936
Marker Number: 60
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Iron_Town,_Utah
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