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Improvise, adapt, overcome is a mindset, a philosophy embodied in the culture of the U.S. Marine Corps. So too for multiple generations of Parkites. Mining communities are accustomed to boom and bust cycles. It’s the nature of that industry. In the face of financial gloom, preservation depends on collaboration, resiliency and neighbors helping neighbors.
In one case in Park City, the politics of election day 1887 and the politics of vigilante justice combined for a fatal end.
Note: This story was submitted by the GFWC Park City Athenaeum Club.
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the first article in a series covering Deer Valley from Park City’s mining era through the resort’s early days.