Chinese Contributions to Park City During the Early Mining Era lecture given by Mark Danninger

Park City Museum and Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History will host a lecture called Chinese Contributions to Park City During the Early Mining Era given by Mark Danninger on Wednesday, September 10 from 5-6 p.m. held at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. More information can be found at www.parkcityhistory.org.

Chinese immigrants contributed in a substantial way to the establishment of Park City as a going concern in the late 1800’s. By 1893 10% of the city’s population was Chinese with residents living in a small “Chinatown” district along the lower half of Swede Alley. Today’s talk will explore what brought Chinese immigrants to Park City, what business opportunities existed for them (and did not), and what became of the Chinese community in subsequent years.

Mark is a mining engineer with over 30 years’ experience in underground mining, maintenance, welding, project management, safety and consulting. He holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Mining Engineering and Welding Engineering, as well as a Master’s Degree in Physical Metallurgy, all from Montana Tech., in Butte, Montana. His is a long-term resident of Park City.