Webb Blacksmith Shop

The Webb brothers’ blacksmith shop had always been a place where wagon parts were made. But in the fall of 1845, normal business was replaced by efforts to help fellow Saints escape persecution in Nauvoo.
Webb Blacksmith Shop
A long, single-story stone structure with multiple entries along an asphalt road.
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Weekly Hours
Monday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM

Schedule

Weekly Hours
Monday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
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Interior view of a blacksmith shop with an anvil on a stump in the foreground, a forge, bellows, and many tools and horseshoes all around.
A covered wagon sits inside a room with simple benches in the foreground and many wagon wheels and tools in the background.
Here at the Webb Blacksmith Shop, skilled tradespeople demonstrated their commitment to help their community. From turning axles and wheel hubs to welding iron tires to shaping horseshoes, the blacksmiths, wheelwrights, farriers, and wainwrights prepared a way for Latter-day Saints to travel west.

Edwin Webb opened his blacksmith shop in the summer of 1843. He and his four brothers—Chauncey, Edward, Pardon, and James Wesley—worked in this shop, having been taught the trade by their father, James.

The workers in this shop provided everyday blacksmithing needs to Nauvoo residents, but its significance comes from their dedication to helping build wagons for the Saints’ journey west. In the winter of 1845–46, the Saints preparing to leave Nauvoo used Parley Street to assemble and outfit their wagons once parts from this and other blacksmith shops were ready. The Webbs were among the last to leave Nauvoo; they were committed to helping the community secure the transportation necessary for their journey west.

What to Expect


The Webb Blacksmith Shop is part of the Pioneer Trail
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 tour, which begins at the Seventies Hall
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 and concludes at the Brigham and Mary Ann Young Home
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. The guided tour includes two rooms—a blacksmith shop and a wainwright shop. The tour of the blacksmith shop includes a demonstration of forging a miniature horseshoe. The tour of the wainwright shop includes a demonstration of assembling a wagon wheel.

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Parking

  • There is parking on the west side of the Webb Blacksmith Shop on Parley Street.
    • There is no designated accessible parking. However, the size of the parking lot will accommodate visitors’ vehicles with accessibility needs if the lot is not full.

Mobility Accessibility


Exterior

  • Stairless entry into the building from the front entrance

Interior

  • The building is only one story.

Terrain and Flooring


Exterior

  • Street: Asphalt (fair condition); level
  • Sidewalk: Brick and concrete (good condition); level

Interior

  • Flooring: Concrete

Seating

  • Rows of benches in both the blacksmith and wainwright shops
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Webb Blacksmith Shop
A long, single-story stone structure with multiple entries along an asphalt road.
Schedule a Group Visit
Schedule
Weekly Hours
Monday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM

Schedule

Weekly Hours
Monday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Contact
1-877-399-3046

Contact

1-877-399-3046
Services
Parking
Guided Tours
Cell Service

Services

Parking
Guided Tours
Cell Service

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Last Updated On Nov 11, 2024