Gold Hill, Utah
Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in far western Tooele County, Utah, located near the Nevada state line.
History
The town, located near the Deep Creek Mountains, was the center of a mining district that was active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, producing gold, copper, arsenic, silver, lead and tungsten. Gold Hill was the southern terminus of the Deep Creek Railroad.Although gold was first discovered at Gold Hill in 1858, settlement only began in 1871, when a smelter was built. The town itself was established in 1892. As other nearby mines started to fail, Gold Hill began to grow famous in the mining industry. Its ore was among the richest known at the time. After the rich copper and gold mines were worked out, the area enjoyed a resurgence when World War I created a demand for arsenic. A smaller period of growth occurred during World War II, after which mining was discontinued. Gold Hill is now nearly a ghost town, with only a few remaining residents.
Jack Dempsey mined there before beginning his boxing career. A United States post office operated at Gold Hill from 1911 to 1949.
The site is currently a ghost town with many structures still intact and available to explore.