This is the twelfth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Today if someone was to ask you, "Is that guy on the level?" you might answer "Yeah,…
This is the eleventh article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
This is the tenth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
This is the ninth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
In July 1978, less than a year after they opened the Alpine Slide, developers Wally Wright and…
Forty years ago this week, on a Sunday afternoon, July 19, 1981, the Beach Boys were playing…
Park City’s Lincoln School was built in 1896 as an elementary school – one of three schools…
This is the eighth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
This is the seventh article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Park City Museum this year is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the fire that burned the…
This story is continued from last week. After episode 9 of The Last Dance aired, everyone wanted…
June 11, 1997. Any Utah Jazz fan alive at the time remembers. And current fans surely know…
This is the sixth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
This is the second of two articles on the creation of the Spiro Tunnel. As described in…
Parley Parker Pratt was the third son out of five born to Jared and Charity Pratt on…
The presence of Hispanic people in Utah dates back to the early 1500s when the area was…
In Salt Lake City there are more than ten buildings over 300 feet high and two extending…
This is the fifth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
You no doubt have stopped between the front of the Park City Museum and Dolly’s Bookstore to…
People have been skiing in Park City since at least the 1890s. Skiing was a local affair…
If you explore the Park City area, I guarantee that you will bear witness to at least…
As Solon Spiro contemplated the future in late 1915, the outlook appeared excellent. His King Con mine…
This is the fourth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
This is the third article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
With homage to its storied mining origin, Park City Mountain Resort is littered with place names directly…
In 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant had recently signed legislation designating Yellowstone the first National Park. The…
During World War II, Parkites kept informed of war events primarily via newpapers, radio broadcasts and newsreels…
This is the second article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Coal was an important resource for mining communities. Not only for the mines and their machines, but…
Joe Brandl was a popular figure in Park City from the 1890s through 1910. A butcher for…
The Silver King whistle started to blow a warning at 8:45 p.m. on a cold night, January…
Since he became vice president in January 2009, Joe Biden has made at least three trips to…
On January 8, 1908, 57-year-old mining promoter Nicholas Treweek filed a lawsuit in United States Circuit Court…
Many of Park City’s famous mine owners shared several similarities: a lack of extensive formal education, their…
If you think 2020 is a train wreck, the nascent railroad industry was deluged with train wrecks…
George Wanning was a prominent member of Park City in the 1900s, owning a saloon on Main…
Welcome back to our second article regarding the salvation of Park City’s railroad blues. In our first…
John Willard Young (JW) was the third son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was…
The Park City Museum is currently hosting the traveling exhibit, Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half…