Ophir’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Ophir. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ophir was named for the nearby canyon and mining district, where gold, silver-lead deposits were found in the 1860s. The mining district was named for the biblical Ophir, from where King Solomon brought back gold to Israel. In 1911, zinc was recovered and various mining operations continued until 1959.
Prior to 2016, Ophir was one of the smallest incorporated municipalities in Utah. However, after a town government could not be formed from the remaining citizens in 2016, the town was disincorporated.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewTown Hall, 43 Main Street: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Ophir
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Ophir, decade by decade
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3 historic places in Ophir
3 places in Ophir are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1983Ophir Town Hall
Listed 2013Lawrence Brothers and Company Store
Listed 2016Reddick Hotel-Ophir LDS MeetinghouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Town Hall, 43 Main Street and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.