The town of Park City started as a silver mining town with the first recorded claim in 1869. One of the largest silver ore veins ever discovered was found here and Mines Like the Ontario Mine became the largest silver mines in the world during their heyday.
By 1884 Park City incorporated and by the 1890's, with miners starting to bring their families, church, school, fire department and sanitation department had been started.
The town was built almost entirely out of wood. Over the years several serious fires burned Park City however the fire of 1898 burned over 200 buildings on and near Main Street, about 3/4 of the town burned because of the heavy winds blowing up the canyon. The town was rebuilt and continued as a mining town. By the 1950's fewer than 200 men were working the mines. During the mining decades over $500 million worth of silver, gold, lead, and zinc were taken from the mines.
In the 1960's more interest in skiing brought new people to Park City and by the 1970's the ski resorts were in full swing. In 1978 Historic Main Street was included as a national historic land site.
As the resorts have grown and flourished along with the wonderfully dry snow of Utah they have become world renowned resorts with many more activities than just skiing. The community itself boasts some of the best schools in Utah which has drawn a growing full time population.
We love to share our town and it's history with our guests and hope you enjoy the unique town of Park City.
By 1884 Park City incorporated and by the 1890's, with miners starting to bring their families, church, school, fire department and sanitation department had been started.
The town was built almost entirely out of wood. Over the years several serious fires burned Park City however the fire of 1898 burned over 200 buildings on and near Main Street, about 3/4 of the town burned because of the heavy winds blowing up the canyon. The town was rebuilt and continued as a mining town. By the 1950's fewer than 200 men were working the mines. During the mining decades over $500 million worth of silver, gold, lead, and zinc were taken from the mines.
In the 1960's more interest in skiing brought new people to Park City and by the 1970's the ski resorts were in full swing. In 1978 Historic Main Street was included as a national historic land site.
As the resorts have grown and flourished along with the wonderfully dry snow of Utah they have become world renowned resorts with many more activities than just skiing. The community itself boasts some of the best schools in Utah which has drawn a growing full time population.
We love to share our town and it's history with our guests and hope you enjoy the unique town of Park City.
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