Frontier Homestead State Park Museum
Visiting Frontier Homestead State Park Museum
During your visit to this Cedar City, Utah attraction, discover the pioneer and early industrial history of Cedar City, Iron County and southwestern Utah brought to life by indoor and outdoor exhibits. Frontier Homestead State Park Museum also offers shopping in the General Store.
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum Highlights
Step back in time and experience pioneer life. In the Museum, exhibits showcase artifacts that interpret the pioneer and early industrial history of Cedar City, Iron County and southwestern Utah. In addition to its permanent collection, the history museum’s special exhibits feature rarely seen artifacts from the Museum’s collection while art exhibits and video presentations highlight the history and natural wonders of Utah and the American Southwest. Outside the core of the Museum’s collection is a series of historic structures including the Hunter House, Cedar City’s oldest remaining home, and the George Wood cabin, the fifth oldest structure standing in Utah. Horse-drawn farm equipment and wagons such as binders, mowers, reapers, scrapers, plows and manure spreaders are all on display as well as early hay balers, a well drill and a rare snow “tank.”
The Gronway Parry Collection
The Museum’s holdings include a rare and extensive set of horse-drawn vehicles. Catch a glimpse into frontier travel as you explore the Museum’s collection of wagons, buggies, sleighs and stagecoaches. Highlights of the Gronway Parry Collection include a bullet-scarred stagecoach, a replica Wells Fargo overland stage, classically luxurious brougham and a coach owned by Joseph F. Smith, former leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Shop Frontier Homestead State Park Museum’s General Store
Be sure to stop by the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum’s General Store. Gifts and keepsakes including books, postcards, toys, craft kits, old fashioned sweets, handwoven rugs and seasonal items are available to purchase.
Travel Tips
- Frontier Homestead State Park Museum is ADA compliant.
- In addition to its indoor and outdoor exhibits, the Museum has a reference library and archives for those who wish to further explore the exciting history of Cedar City, Iron County and southwestern Utah.
- Special events are held at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum throughout the year. Visit the official Frontier Homestead State Park Museum website to find out more about events taking place during your visit.
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, Cedar City, Utah
Experience the pioneer and early industrial history of Cedar City, Iron County and southwestern Utah as part of this group motorcoach vacation package. Lack of iron was a major concern to pioneers who settled in Utah during the mid 1800s. When iron ore was discovered in southern Utah, Mormon leader Brigham Young called for volunteers to colonize the southern, Utah region including the area known today as Cedar City. Ten months later, the colony completed a blast furnace and began to operate an iron foundry. A desire to effectively collect, preserve, interpret and present the history of this endeavor eventually led to the establishment of the Iron Mission State Park in the 1970s, known today as the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum.
