Town History

On June 19, 1898 most of Park City burned to the ground. Residents helplessly stood by as the flames jumped from building to building. Miraculously no lives were lost and there was no looting. Without missing an issue, The Park Record set up temporary headquarters in a canvas tent. Reconstruction began immediately at the rate of almost a building a day. By 1899 the City Hall had been rebuilt and Park City was still a leader in the silver boom.