Pioneer Cabin

This log cabin is said to be the oldest in southern Utah, and a great many lives began inside it. George Wood, one of Iron County's founders, built it in Parowan in 1851, then moved it to the Old Fort at Cedar City and again to his own lot. Over the years it passed from family to family, and by the count on this marker, twenty-four children were born within its walls. His children gave it to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, who moved it to the park in 1927; today it stands preserved at the Iron Mission museum.

What the plaque says

This is the oldest log cabin in Southern Utah. It was built in 1851 in Parowan by George Wood, one of the founders of Iron County, who later moved it to the Old Fort in Cedar City and then to his lot on North Main Street. Through the years it was the home of many pioneers and the birthplace of 24 children. It was presented to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers by the children of George and Mary Davies Wood, then moved to the Cedar City Park May 11, 1927, where the cabin was placed on a cement base and preserved by a canopy supported with four cobblestone pillars. April 29, 1983, it was moved to the Iron Mission State Park for protection and restoration. No. 33 Iron Mission Camp Aunt Margaret Camp Coal Creek Camp

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Brian Head — 12 mi
  Utah's highest town — a ski-and-bike base camp at the top of Parowan Canyon
• Parowan Gap Petroglyphs — 12 mi
  An ancient rock art gallery hidden in a desert canyon
• Cedar Breaks National Monument — 12 mi
  A 2,000-foot-deep amphitheater of vivid orange and red rock
• Kolob Canyons — 18 mi
  The quiet, uncrowded back door to Zion National Park

More markers nearby

• Deseret Iron Works (2) Markers — 0.3 mi
• The Old Iron Foundry — 0.5 mi
• Iron Pioneers Flag Pole — 0.5 mi
• Ward Hall — 0.7 mi