A Neighborhood of Tragedy
Content warning for description of injuries. The Park City Museum’s Annual Historic Home Tour returns on June…
Accident
Lucky to Live
On September 15, 1916, members of the Summit County Democrats were on their way from Park City…
A Flight to Remember
December 17, 2022 represents the 119th anniversary of man’s first flight of a heavier than air aircraft.…
Enlivening the Glenwood Cemetery
Established in 1885, the Glenwood Cemetery’s five acres were purchased by Park City’s fraternal organizations to provide…
An Important Steel Monument
Before Park City’s days as a tourist destination with world-class skiing and resorts, it was widely known…
“Mike is gone.” – A Sad Tale for St. Patrick’s Day
If the history of Park City is any indication, the luck of the Irish is not evenly…
Going Downhill Is All Right with the Kids
Today, Park City is a winter sports hub. Before the ski resorts we see today, Parkites could…
A Valentine’s Tragedy
Charles “Chuck” Lloyd purchased the Egyptian Theater in 1948 from John and Eliza Rugar, though there were…
A Fiery Anniversary
The Silver King whistle started to blow a warning at 8:45 p.m. on a cold night, January…
From One Train Wreck to Another
If you think 2020 is a train wreck, the nascent railroad industry was deluged with train wrecks…
Whatever Happened to the Silver Mine Adventure?
It was only open for a few years; yet the Park City Silver Mine Adventure, where visitors…
The Life of Mary Rasmussen
Much of Park City’s population was made up of immigrants when it was a silver mining town. …
A Runaway Train and Escaping Visions
Last week’s Way We Were told the story of a 1970s plan to redevelop the area around…
Dizziness and Shortness of Breath
Entry into World War II left Park City’s mines shorthanded. By early 1942, a total of 346…
Perfect Courage
Think for a minute what it would be like to bail out of an airplane from 14,000…
The Hazards of a Big Winter
In a big snow year like this one, those of us who live in mountains know the…
Trained Safety Crews Helped Rescue Miners
The United States Bureau of Mines was founded in 1910, partly as a response to a rash…
Miner Survives Fall Down Shaft
In a remarkable feat of survival, on May 17, 1918, Elwin Stuart Maxim fell 1300 feet down…
Accidents, Misdiagnoses, and Untimely Deaths in Early Park City
Rebecca Simmons was born in Brazil in 1866. Her family came from Cornwall, England, a place where…
It Could Have Been Worse
Welcome back to the “smashing” conclusion of our series on Park City’s only runaway train. The action…
Living a Nightmare
Welcome back to the second article on the Friday April 26, 1968 derailment of the Park City…
Runaway Train
The term “runaway train” conjures up thoughts of panic, as well it should. When we hear it,…
Back on Track
Welcome back to our story about the March 9, 1964 derailment of the Park City local. We…
Off the Rails
The term “off the rails” barely needs an explanation. The phrase makes it clear that a calamity…
Tank Attacks Daly Avenue Homes
On the morning of September 12, 1979, Daly Avenue residents Lauren Weitzman and Jane Singer were getting…
The Park City Lineman
“I am a lineman for the county, and I drive the main road searching in the sun…
Pioneers in Aviation
There is little doubt that R. T. Freng’s heroic actions on the evening of March 11, 1929…
A Journey Interrupted, part two
Welcome back to our second article on the first plane crash in Park City’s history. Last week…
A Journey Interrupted
Our story begins on Sunday morning March 10, 1929 in the Mission Hills District of San Diego,…
Live with One Leg or Die with Two
It’s no secret that mining was a dangerous occupation. Risk factors included “miner’s consumption” (silicosis), lung damage…
Riding a Bucket in a Blizzard
Imagine this scene: it is winter 1916 and a heavy storm is dumping snow and ice onto…
The Tragedy of the Truscotts
“It seems almost a libel on our city government, on the fire department, and on the entire…
Six-thousand Dead Sheep
Does anyone know the Utah legend from 1968 about the thousands of sheep that mysteriously died in…
Strike Three
On November 17, 1941, a B-18 Army bomber fell from the sky above Park City, engulfed in…
A Silver Lining
Just after midnight on November 17, 1941, Park City witnessed the fatal crash of B-18 Army bomber…
A Hell of a Roar
As the old proverb says, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Unless it is a…
A Cornish Miner’s Tragedy
Samuel Simmons was born in Redruth, Cornwall, England in 1869. As you may have read in this…
Difficult Decisions at the Height of Disaster
At 11:20pm, July 15, 1902, a powder magazine stored underground at the Daly West mine exploded. At…
Deason’s Accident and Home
The house at 835 Norfolk Avenue started life as a standard T/L-cottage, typical of Park City’s mining-era…
The Perfect Storm, part II
On Sunday, November 15, 1941 airmen of the 88th Reconnaissance Squadron based at Fort Douglas prepared their…