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Park City High School Mechanical Arts building, September 2012. The district includes 47 contributing buildings on 13 acres (5.3 ha) along most of Park City's Main Street through its business section, plus part of Heber Avenue. All were built after the fire of June 19, 1898.
(1994) "Mining" article in the Utah History Encyclopedia. The article was written by Philip F. Notarianni and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023, and retrieved on October 2, 2024.
The Ogden Lobsters, Salt Lake City White Wings and Railway Ducks / Lagoon Farmers teams joined the Park City Miners as charter members. [1] The "Miners" moniker was in reference to local industry, as Park City and the immediate area was home to silver mining, including the Ontario silver mine. [2] [3] The Park City Miners finished in fourth ...
The Brooks Mine, a model mine in Nay Aug Park in Scranton dating to 1902 but closed for nearly half a century, reopens to the public Saturday. The mine will open for tours on Saturdays, from 10 a ...
Park City's large mining boom brought large crowds of prospectors setting up camps around the mountain terrain, marking the first mining settlements. Although it was not the first find, the Ontario silver mine , discovered by Herman Buden in 1872 and quickly purchased by George Hearst through his business partner R. C. Chambers , was the first ...
John William Mackay (November 28, 1831 – July 20, 1902) was an Irish-American industrialist who rose from rags to riches. Born into abject poverty and raised in the slums of New York City, Mackay became one of the four Bonanza Kings, a partnership which capitalized on the wealth generated by the silver mines at the Comstock Lode in Nevada, making him one of the richest Americans in his time.
Virginia City continues to attract over 2 million visitors per year. In 2004, the historic buildings were considered to be in a "threatened" state. An inactive mining pit may subside, causing some of the buildings to slide into the pit. The cemeteries have been, and continue to be, vandalized, while erosion threatens more damage.
An aruki-henro or walking pilgrim, marked out by his distinctive sedge hat, white shirt, and kongō-zue Hokkaidō Nature Trail : 4,585 km (2,849 mi) all over the island of Hokkaidō (in planning) Tōhoku Nature Trail : 4,374 km (2,718 mi) within Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures