| Gold Hill | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
| Gold Hill, Utah, September 2007 | |
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Gold Hill
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Tooele |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Named for | The presence of gold in the nearby hills |
| Elevation[1] | 5,298 ft (1,615 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1428231[1] |
Gold Hill is a small, unincorporated community in far western Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah near the Nevada state line. 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, and tungsten. Gold Hill was the southern terminus of the Deep Creek Railroad.[2]
Although gold was first discovered at Gold Hill in 1858, settlement didn't begin until 1871, when a smelter was built.[3] 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.[4]
A United States post office operated at Gold Hill from 1911 to 1949.[2]
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