Eureka Train Station

Before the rails came, Tintic's silver had to leave by wagon, which meant only the richest ore paid to dig. That changed when two railroads raced in to compete for the traffic — the Union Pacific's line reached Eureka in 1889, the Rio Grande's in 1891 — and suddenly even middling mines could ship at a profit. The depot became the district's front door, moving ore out and everything else in. The building still stands, holding the Tintic Mining Museum, where the whole district is laid out mine by mine.

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