A history of Ophir,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Ophir from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Ophir was established in 1878. The town was named after Ophir, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Ophir’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSalt Lake coach leaving Ophir.Alt…, c. 1865: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ophir, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Ophir is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ophir has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Valley View Leasing and Mining Company Mill in Ophir, 2.9 miles away.
Ophir and the nearest listed places
Closest to Ophir
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Salt Lake coach leaving Ophir.Alternate Title: Utah (c. 1865) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.