Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 135
Erected Sept., 1949
First School House and
Council House in Iron County
"I commenced a grammar school in my
wickiup by the light of the fire and only
one grammar book." Diary of George A. Smith,
February 25, 1851.
The first school house, 18 x 24 feet,
was built west of the Council House and
dedicated December 25, 1851. This log Council
House, 22 x 45 feet, was erected in 1851 with
a large stage, and it served as a social
center for Iron County until the Rock Church
was completed in 1867.
Iron County Company