Long before Park City became a world class mountain resort town and venue for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, it was famous as a silver mining town and boasts a lively and colorful past.  The discovery of exceedingly rich silver ore brought George Hearst, the father of William Randolph Hearst, to Park City. His Ontario Mine, purchased for $30,000, produced over $50 million in its lifetime.  It's ties to the mining era can be seen throughout Historic Main Street and it's local historic homes, many of which are listed on the National Historic Register.