Title |
Irontown, Utah p.16 |
Collection |
Classified Photograph Collection |
File Name |
39222001436182 |
Photo Number |
17580 |
Classification |
979.2 |
Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
Subject |
Cities and towns; Mining towns; Iron mining; Ghost towns; Abandoned buildings |
Other Subject |
Coke ovens |
Spatial Coverage |
Irontown; Iron County; Utah |
Description |
Remains of a coke oven in Irontown. Old Irontown was settled in the 1850s for the purpose of mining iron ore, however, the venture quickly proved unsuccessful and Old Irontown became Utah's first ghost town. |
Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2011 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection, 979.2 Utah Cities |
Source Format |
Print Photograph |
Source Size |
8 in x 10 in |
Type |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s62z1gg7 |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
452919 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62z1gg7 |