Park City, Utah

Park City is a city located in Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,371. Its estimated population in 2004 was 7,882. It experienced explosive growth during the 1980s and 1990s and is the hub of three major ski resorts: Park City, Deer Valley, and The Canyons. Although they receive less snow than do their counterparts in Salt Lake County, as they lie on the lee side of the Wasatch Range, they are much easier to access. The Park City and Deer Valley ski resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. The skiing industry can be credited to keeping the city alive, and it is now a thriving resort city. It is the main location of the Sundance Film Festival.

History

The city was settled as a mining town in 1870 after lead, gold, and silver were discovered in the area. The city became heavily populated to such an extent that many people thought it would replace Salt Lake City as the primary city in Utah. However, the mines penetrated the water table and were flooded, and the city nearly became a ghost town. Skiing began to come to the city in the 1950s, but the city did not recover until the 1970s, when growth finally came. Growth has accelerated in the last decades, and it now stands as one of the most affluent and lively resort towns in the United States.

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Mining town - 1870 - Lead - Gold - Silver - Salt Lake City - Utah - Ghost town - Skiing - 1950s - 1970s - United States

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Roger J. Traynor was born in Park City in 1900 and raised there; he went on to become Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.

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Roger J. Traynor - 1900 - California Supreme Court

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