In 1876, the Cedar Co-operative Mercantile and Manufacturing Institution constructed the Cedar Co-op Mill on this site as a large, three-story wooden building. Its original two sets of four-foot grinding stones were turned by water brought in a ditch from Coal Creek to the south and east. The mill ground flour, cereal, and livestock feed for much of Iron County. In 1900 the grinding stones were replaced by a set of rollers. The mill was changed to a plaster mill in 1934 and operated until 1945. In 1952 the building was torn down and the property sold to Cedar City. For many years, the mill was a hub of activity in this valley.