Erected by direction of Brigham Young and associates in 1851-2 one block north of this monument, produced the first iron manufactured west of the Mississippi River. Thirty-five men, the founders of Cedar City, constructed and operated the blast furnace. They established the first mining camp in Utah a few miles west of here, from which they procured the iron ore. The foundry was operated for 8 years at a cost of $1,000,000. Ore used in this monument was hauled here from the mines by pioneer workers and the pig iron bars in this structure were made by them.

This monument was located in the Cedar City Park at 250 North Main Street in Cedar City, Utah and is now missing after the monument holding the plaque crumbled when it was being moved.

This is #30 in the UPTLA Series, seen here and here.