Old Irontown

Latter-day Saints moved south from the Salt Lake Valley with a specific mission to develop iron. After a first failed attempt in Cedar City, a second effort was made approximately 20 miles to the west in 1868, near the base of Iron Mountain. The settlement lasted 8 years and was abandoned in 1876. Most prominent...

Grafton, UT

After an exhilarating ride through Zion Canyon, I still had legs and daylight enough to make a sunset trip to the most photographed ghost town in the West. The schoolhouse (1886) Located south of Route 9 and on the other side of the Virgin River, Grafton was settled by Latter-day Saints in 1859 as part...