Cedar City, Utah

utah.htm"--> Cedar City is a city in Iron County, in southwestern Utah. It covers 20.1 sq mi (52 sq km) and has a population of 20,500 people (2011 estimate). The city is home of Southern Utah University. It is on the western edge of the Markagunt Plateau, in a high desert valley.

Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center, built in 1899, is a NRHP-listed building at the Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Texas
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The discovery of rock paintings in the Cedar City area confirms that prehistoric people lived in the area between AD 1000 and AD 1300. The earliest European settlers in the area were Mormon pioneers who arrived in late 1851. The settlement was named after the conifers in the area (which were in fact junipers rather than cedars).

Cedar City was incorporated in 1868. Iron mining supported it in the early days, and though the mining activity continued until as recently as the 1980s, the city has moved on to make tourism new mainstay of its economy. Visitors often use it as the springboard to visit the numerous national parks and national monuments in the vicinity.

Visiting Cedar City

Cedar City is located on Interstate 15. To enter the city, turn off the highway at Exit 59.

Places of Interest in Cedar City

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