Way We Were: Tragic turns in Ferry family history parkrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from parkrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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In an essay called “The Hidden Life of a Miner,” Park City historian Gary Kimball recalled overhearing a couple standing outside his home on Woodside Avenue. The woman was studying a huge steel tower looming in Kimball’s yard, a rusting remnant of the Silver King Mine’s 1901 aerial tramway.
In 1860, Democrats and Republicans alike were adamant regarding the need to build a transcontinental railroad. However, their respective ideologies concerning slavery ensured an impasse over which of five potential routes to select. This gridlock was resolved on April 12, 1861, with the attack on Fort Sumter and establishment of the Confederacy.