Fort Douglas and Park City: Two Old Friends, part 1
Spring is in the air. I know that feeling well. Winter’s mantle recedes with each passing day.…
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Falling Off the Map
In the 1984 supernatural comedy Ghostbusters (written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis), three colorful parapsychologists battle…
The Ontario Recycles from the Silver King
Welcome back to our second and final article discussing a decade of change for Park City as…
Reinvesting in the Ontario
The dawn of the 1960s hinted at seismic changes both for the country and the beleaguered mining…
Saving Park City’s Mining Sites
Between 1872 and 1982 the Park City mining operations were home to 34 operating mining shafts varying…
Photo Op on the Judge Tramway
Park City had three aerial tramway systems serving different mining operations. The most prominent was the Silver…
Geology and Labor in the Park City Consolidated
Launched in 1928, the Park City Consolidated Mine (Park Con) was a significant ore producer through the…
Silver or Poison?: Naming a Creek
The U.S. Geological Survey maps of Park City refer to the perennial stream originating in lower Deer…
Professor John Cone, part 2
This is the second of two articles on Professor John Cone. Last week, I discussed my vicarious…
Professor John Cone, part 1
I never met John Cone directly. He passed away on June 15, 1988, four years before professional responsibilities…
The American Dream Torpedoed, part 1
John Edward “Jack” Inman, who was born in Great Britain, wanted an opportunity to be judged based…
Deer Crest Views: The East Ontario and Boiler Point
The next time you ride the Jordanelle Gondola at Deer Valley Resort, take a quick look to…
Water and Trying Times for the Anchor Mine, part 2
This story is continued from January 31. In 1889 the Anchor Mine hired two different drilling contractors…
Water and Trying Times for the Anchor Mine, part 1
Mining is a challenging business, starting with finding valuable minerals to develop and even just getting to…
Overlapping Lines and Drawn Pistols
On February 20, 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes sent the name of New Yorker Michael Shaughnessy to…
Could the Silver King Aerial Tram Carry Skiers?
In an essay called “The Hidden Life of a Miner,” Park City historian Gary Kimball recalled overhearing…
The Last Living Expert
On Wednesday October 11, 2023 Keith Droste joined his fellow hard-rock brethren in the “great beyond.” No…
Solon Spiro Gets Married
Solon Spiro is best known in Park City for his development of the Silver King Consolidated Mine…
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
Improvise, adapt, overcome is a mindset, a philosophy embodied in the culture of the U.S. Marine Corps…
Cousin Jack: Cornish Workers in Park City
Cornwall lies at the southwestern tip of Great Britain. Though it’s administered as a county of England…
Tallies of Woe: Glenwood Cemetery
The Park City Museum is advertising its annual Glenwood Cemetery event, taking place Oct. 7, as “Scandals…
A Tramway and A Ski Lift
A frequent question we get or myth we hear at the Museum is about whether the Town…
The Durkin Boarding House
One of only a few boarding houses from any part of town to survive until today, the…
A Kittie At Miners’ Hospital
In 1897, the year after Utah achieved statehood, the state legislature approved funds to build a “State…
A Vision of the Future
The following is the first article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
A Neighborhood of Tragedy
Content warning for description of injuries. The Park City Museum’s Annual Historic Home Tour returns on June…
Investing in the Ontario Mine
The Park City Museum is hosting a lecture called “Marcus Daly’s Utah Years” given by attorney and…
Two Worlds Coming Together
One of Park City’s most unique buildings sits at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Heber…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities – part 3
The following is the third article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. The last…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities – part 2
The following is the second article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. Welcome back…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities
The following is the first article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. Park City…
The Mines Still Among Us
The Park City mining industry had its beginnings in the early 1870s with the development of the…
The Mystery of Park City’s First Ore Discovery
Park City was known, of course, for our rich silver deposits long before we could co-lay claim…
A Dream Secured
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
Balancing School, Life, and Work
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
Vigilante Justice: “Necktie Socials” in Utah
The term “lynching” arises from the American Revolution, when Charles Lynch, a Virginia planter, held irregular courts…
Jim Hewitson’s Unique Education, part two
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
Jim Hewitson’s Unique Education, part one
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
A Decade of Transformation
Park City underwent significant economic and social changes in the 1960s as it started evolving from a…
The Hewitson Family Tradition
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…