Eureka City Hall

Eureka was the capital of one of the richest mining districts in the country. Silver turned up here in 1869 — a cowboy's chance find — and the Tintic district that grew from it poured out gold, silver, lead, and copper for the better part of a century, far longer than most Western camps lasted. At its height Eureka was Utah's ninth-largest city, its main street a wall of two-story stone. The mines closed by 1957, and the town has emptied ever since. This 1899 city hall, still standing, now keeps the district's story in the Tintic Mining Museum.

What the plaque says

The Eureka City Hall was built in 1899 by the Eureka City government and functioned as the offices for city court, mayor, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, council chamber and city volunteer fire department. John J. Pilgrim, a city official, drew the plans and specifications for $100 and Adams and Sons of Eureka, built it for $4,400. Eureka City Hall still serves the same function except the courtroom and most of the second floor now house the Tintic Mining Museum, sponsored by the Tintic Historical Society. It was listed in the National Register of Historical Places on March 14, 1979, as part of the Eureka Historic District.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mount Nebo — 21 mi
  At 11,928 feet, the highest and southernmost peak in the Wasatch Range
• Nephi — 23 mi
  A quiet ranching town at the foot of Mount Nebo
• Nebo Loop Summit — 23 mi
  The byway's 9,300-foot high point, with Utah Valley spread out below
• Devil's Kitchen — 24 mi
  A pocket of red-rock hoodoos high in the green Wasatch — a "little Bryce Canyon"

More markers nearby

• Eureka United Methodist Church — steps away
• The Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company — 0.4 mi
• Old Pioneer Cemetery — 17 mi
• Mona Bicentennial Park — 17 mi