The admission charge of $4 is very reasonable, and the setting is nice. In all, we spent about an hour exploring the outdoor exhibits here and added to our knowledge of the settlement of the American West. This site is located in Iron County, and in one exhibit here we learned about the Mormon mission/settlement established in this area for the purpose of manufacturing iron for their equipment (“We must have iron!”). Another building featured an interesting exhibit about raising sheep for wool and how the shearing was completed (the placards in this exhibit were hard to read and could use updating). One large shed contained a dozen very old (unrestored) wooden farm vehicles such as wagons and carts. There were many examples of iron farm machinery and equipment, as well as a few historic pioneer buildings the Hunter House had informative placards throughout its rooms describing daily life in a typical pioneer settlement.
This site had an interesting collection of artifacts and exhibits pertaining to the early settlers of this area and their effort to establish an iron manufacturing venture.
We visited here recently as part of a two-week-long road trip from our home in southeastern PA out to visit Utah’s national parks.
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