Ophir- Utah Ghost Town

OPHIR

NAME: Ophir
COUNTY: Tooele
ROADS: 4WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Proably elevation of 5,000. pinion, junipers, assume snow in winter.
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Summer, fall, spring

COMMENTS: Just off Highway 73, private property, a few current residents that don't like people, general store thats rarely open, many "no" signs!
REMAINS: Stone foundations & walls, graveyard, old mines, many old buildings with private property and no trespassing signs.

Soldiers of the U.S. Army discovered that which created Ophir in 1865. They noticed that Indians in the territory were using bullets made from silver. The soldiers soon found the source and proceeded to dispatch the Indians. They named the location St. Louis. When the find became public, the site quickly became a town with no official name. In 1870, it was officially named Ophir after the rich mines of King Solomon. During its heyday, a number of ornamental homes and buildings were constructed which, after the silver was exhausted and the town died, became mute testimony that good times do not last forever. Old Ophir City Hall - built 1870 Courtesy Dolores Steele Ophir Courtesy Dolores Steele Outhouse Courtesy Dolores Steele Ophir Courtesy Dolores Steele Ophir Courtesy Bob Bezzant Ophir Courtesy Bob Bezzant Ophir Courtesy Bob Bezzant Remains at Ophir Courtesy Duane Armijo Mining Cars on Track with a Beautiful backdrop Courtesy Duane Armijo Mine Entrance Courtesy Duane Armijo Mining Cars Oncoming. July 2007 State of. Courtesy Duane Armijo Thru Tunnel Courtesy Duane Armijo	Ophir Courtesy Bob Bezzant Tintic Lumber Company Courtesy Dolores Steele Ophir Courtesy Dolores Steele Ophir Courtesy Dolores Steele Stone Building Courtesy Dolores Steele First Post Office - later used as a tavern then a drug store Courtesy Dolores Steele Trees Taking over the house Courtesy Dolores Steele A very Friendly place. Dennis and Jenny Palm, 3/10/2003 Ophir Mine Tracks "State of July 2007" Courtesy Duane Armijo Mining Cars Courtesy Duane Armijo Further down the tracks Courtesy Duane Armijo Mine Entrance Courtesy Duane Armijo Mine Entrance Courtesy Duane Armijo Thru Tunnel Courtesy Duane Armijo

Soldiers of the U.S. Army discovered that which created Ophir in 1865. They noticed that Indians in the territory were using bullets made from silver. The soldiers soon found the source and proceeded to dispatch the Indians. They named the location St. Louis. When the find became public, the site quickly became a town with no official name. In 1870, it was officially named Ophir after the rich mines of King Solomon. During its heyday, a number of ornamental homes and buildings were constructed which, after the silver was exhausted and the town died, became mute testimony that good times do not last forever.