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Cedar City, Historic Markers, Iron County, Mills, NRHP, SUP, utah
The Old Mill
On this site, in 1876, the Cedar Co-operative Mercantile and Manufacturing Institution constructed the Cedar Co-op Mill. It was a large, three-story wooden building. The original two sets of four foot grinding stones were turned by water which was brought in a ditch from Coal Creek to the South and East. This mill ground the flour, cereal and livestock food for much of Iron County. In 1900 the grinding stones were replaced by a set of rollers. The Mill was changed to a plaster mill in 1914 and operated until 1945. In 1952 the building was torn down and the property sold to Cedar City. For many years this mill was a hub of activity in this valley.
This is Sons of Utah Pioneers historic marker #8 located at the mouth of Cedar Canyon in Cedar City, Utah.
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I love your information on the daughters and sons of the Utah Pioneers, the markers they’ve placed. My grandmother was a daughter of Utah Pioneers, actually all my grandparents or their parents were. I remember my folks talking about Cedar city, I think one of my brothers was born there back in the 40s. My dad Helped his dad and grandpa with a flour mill in Glendale, and his grandpa and dad helped build several mills I think, including some in Mexico. They were in Huntington for a while prior to Glendale. Then they had a gas/service station in Glendale that was also the post office in the 20s and 30s. I would love to find any information on that building, I don’t have much Of grandma and grandpa in front of Claude’s Service. Dad was a mechanic starting back then. He said that ranching life just wasn’t for him anymore!