In 1855, LDS Church President Brigham Young declared that Iron we need and iron we must have. The mid-nineteenth century Mormon pioneers of Utah depended on the metal, using it in the manufacture of stoves, plows, sawmill bearings, even nails. Shipping iron from St. Louis was expensive, and Young envisioned a regional iron works that would meet the community s needs and make the Mormon Zion self-sufficient. The LDS Iron Mission was established in April of 1850 in southern Utah and, for the next decade, this colony of hard-working Saints tested a variety of smelting techniques, yielding...
In 1855, LDS Church President Brigham Young declared that Iron we need and iron we must have. The mid-nineteenth century Mormon pioneers of Utah de...
