Irontown, Utah p.16

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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
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