Editing Tooele, Utah (section)

==History==
The Tooele Valley was the traditional territory of the Tooele Valley Goshute, a band of the [[Goshute]] [[Shoshone]]. The ancient presence of humans in the area is attested by extensive archaeological work at the [[Danger Cave]] site, which confirms people were present and active by 9000 BP [7000 BC].

When [[Mormon pioneers]] entered the Great Salt Lake Valley in July 1847, it was covered with abundant tall grass. The Mormons first used the valley as wintering grounds for their herds.<ref>As reported by Capt. [[Howard Stansbury]], who surveyed the Great Salt Lake Valley and surrounding areas for the US Army beginning in 1849. He entered "Tuilla Valley" on November 6, 1849 ([https://books.google.com/books?id=MAy5wm8kk3gC], ''Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah'', p. 118) and departed on the following day.</ref> In September 1849, three families settled on a small stream south of present-day Tooele City. Other families slowly joined them, and by 1853 Tooele City Corporation was organized.

During the nineteenth century, the town was primarily an agricultural community; by the century's end its population was about 1,200.

The 20th century brought more industrialization; in 1904 the [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] built a line through the city, and in 1909 the [[International Smelting and Refining Company]] smelter was built in Carr Fork/Pine Canyon east of the city . The [[Tooele Valley Railway]], a seven-mile line, ran from the smelter west to the Union Pacific Railroad main line. This line brought ore from various area mines to the smelter; later a 20,000&nbsp;ft aerial tramway was also used to transport ore from the mine to the smelter. By 1941 a 22,000&nbsp;ft tunnel had been completed through the mountain, to move ore to the smelter entirely underground. The smelter began processing copper in 1910, with lead and zinc processing commencing in 1912. In 1946 the copper smelter ceased operation, the zinc operation halted in 1968, and the lead processing was halted in 1972. The entire site was demolished during 1972–74. However, consideration was being given during this latter period to extracting ore from Carr Fork Canyon, rather than relying on the ore from the east face of the mountain range. In 1969 the mining company began exploration drilling. In 1974 a copper mine and mill ("Carr Fork Operations") was started; it began processing ore in 1979, and ran until 1981. The Tooele Valley Railway was used to haul away the scrap when the International smelter was torn down, and remained to serve the Pine Canyon mill. It was shut down and abandoned when the Pine Canyon “Carr Fork” mine and mill shut down; its last day of operation was August 28, 1982.<ref>[http://utahrails.net/mining/smelters-tooele.php] ''International Smelter at Tooele Anaconda In Utah'', UtahRails.net (accessed November 23, 2014)</ref>

In the eastern section of Tooele, “New Town” was built for many of the 1,000 smelter workers. Families from the Balkans, Italy, Greece, and Asia Minor lived in this area and formed their own community. New Town included its own school, church, culture and numerous languages.<ref>[http://tooelecity.org/history-of-tooele/] History of Tooele (Tooele City website; accessed November 23, 2014)</ref>

When [[World War II]] started, the federal government obtained 25,000 acres in the southwestern part of the Tooele Valley to establish an ordnance depot ("Tooele Ordnance Depot").<ref>In the same year, a storage depot for chemical weapons was also begun 20 miles south of Tooele City; the "[[Deseret Chemical Depot]]".</ref>

In 1993 the scope and mission of the [[Tooele Army Depot]] (as the previous Ordnance Depot was now called) was reduced, and about 1,700 acres of its area including many buildings were annexed to Tooele City. The US Army conveyed 40 acres of land, including a newly constructed large-vehicle maintenance structure ("Consolidated Maintenance Facility") to the City, who converted it into an industrial complex ("Utah Industrial Depot", UID). In 2013 the UID was purchased by another company and is presently known as "Ninigret Depot."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://tooeleonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-5-13-Transcript-Bulletin.pdf |title=UID Sold and Renamed to Ninigret Depot |last=Madison |first=Rachel |date=February 5, 2013 |work=[[Tooele Transcript-Bulletin]] |access-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref>
In 2011, the Junior Jazz, a part of JR. NBA, which is basketball from the [[NBA]] for minors, was removed from Tooele, as well as [[Stansbury Park]]. The Tooele County School District cancelled the contract with the Utah Sports Academy, causing the end of Tooele County Junior Jazz. However, though, the Jr. Buffs Basketball team, which is basically [[Tooele High School]] Buffaloes Sports for minors, was kept.

On November 3, 2023, a semi-truck driver named Moab James Stapley lost control and crashed into a light pole at a car dealership, causing one seriously injured and 10 others injured.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/semi-truck-crashes-into-tooele-auto-mall-drivers-advised-to-avoid-area/ | title=1 seriously hurt, 10 others injured after semi slams into auto mall, dozens of cars in Tooele | work=ABC4 Utah | date=November 3, 2023 }}</ref> Stapley was charged with numerous infractions, including reckless driving and operating a vehicle with inadequate brakes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kutv.com/news/local/semi-driver-charged-after-fiery-crash-that-injured-11-damaged-33-vehicles |title=Tooele semi driver charged after fiery crash that injured 11, damaged 33 vehicles |date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>