Originally called Ruby Hollow, the settlement became known as Eureka in 1870 with the establishment of a post office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eureka became the center of supply, finance, and government for the Tintic mining district, a gold and silver district that was one of Utah’s most important mining centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “Big Four” mines – Bullion Beck and Champion, Centennial Eureka, Eureka Hill, and Gemini, supported a population of well over 5,000 people in Eureka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tintic is one of Utah’s oldest, richest, and longest lived mining districts. At the turn of the century, Eureka still had over 3,000 residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1909 James Cash Penney opened his second “Golden Rule” store, and used this location in Eureka as a base of operations for expanding his business into what became known as the J.C. Penney chain of department stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eureka remained prosperous in the the 1910s, with over 4,000 residents by 1912 and 112 businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although mining had hit a downturn across the country following World War I, the Tintic district persevered and by 1922 the Chief Consolidated Mining Company was the largest silver producer in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like most of America, Eureka languished in the 1930s as a result of the Great Depression. The mines continued to produce but on a more limited scale. By the 1950s most major mining activity had ceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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