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Look for Great Deals and Coupons **** Footsteps of history **** Community Mottos & Nicknames **** Choose a new Community in Utah **** Choose a new State **** Washington D.C. Our Nation's Capital **** **** **** **** **** **** ****	Welcome to Key to the City's page for Ophir Tooele County, Utah The Utah state capital is Salt Lake City. What would you like to know about Ophir Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items City Attractions Statistics & Facts The population of Ophir is approximately 25. The amount of land area in Ophir is 0.416 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Ophir to Washington DC is 1936 miles. The distance to the Utah state capital is 37 miles. (as the crow flies) Ophir is positioned 40.36 degrees north of the equator and 112.25 degrees west of the prime meridian. Return to Index Location Ophir location: south of Tooele Return to Index History & History Related Items Ophir history: A history page for Ophir. The Goshuite Indians, a branch of the Shoshone, lived in the area before the white man came. They had some ornaments made of silver which they had mined from local exposed ore. Off-duty soldiers during the 1860's began to prospect the mountains in the hopes of "striking it rich." Some of the soldiers became aware of the silver owned by the Indians and asked them if they would show them where they found the silver. They were led to East Canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains. Not long afterward, mining began in those mountains of East Canyon. The canyon was renamed Ophir after the Biblical Ophir because that is where King Solomon found his gold and silver. The first mining claim was made on 23 Aug 1870, called Silveropolis. Very little gold was found in these mines. Most of the ore was lead, silver, zinc and copper. The founding of Ophir: 1870 Return to Index Attractions Ophir attractions: A webpage for Ophir. Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Utah To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk. Search Key to the City Custom Search OR Search All the Web Custom Search
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