The One Utah Town That’s So Perfectly Western
It might be hard to imagine now, but Utah was once part of the Wild West. Prospectors, trappers and mountain men roamed our mountain ranges and hunted in our valleys. Living was certainly more rustic, without many of the city slicker amenities of the East Coast. While Utah certainly has many towns that represent the early days of the Utah territory, Park City just might be Utah’s quintessential Western town. Set against a rugged, mountain wilderness, it has a long history of silver mining and prospecting.
In 1892, the Silver King Mine was producing, and mining was booming. However, by the 1950s, Park City was nearly a ghost town.
The roughly $400 million of silver that came out of Park City mines created 23 millionaires.
In 1963, Park City Ski Resort opened, bringing tourists (and their money) to the little town.
This Territorial jail cell was built is 1885 - when local ruffians got too out of hand, they ended up here for the night.
Pop into the General Store to grab a bottle of your favorite.
Many of Utah’s small towns still reflect our earliest history. Take a look at these picturesque small towns in Utah.
