The city of Tooele is home to one of the nine regional statewide campuses of Utah State University as well as the Deseret Peak Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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.

[8] In September 1849, three families settled on a small stream south of present-day Tooele City.

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 .

By 1941 a 22,000 ft tunnel had been completed through the mountain, to move ore to the smelter entirely underground.

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.

Families from the Balkans, Italy, Greece, and Asia Minor lived in this area and formed their own community.

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).

However, though, the Jr. Buffs Basketball team, which is basically Tooele High School Buffaloes Sports for minors, was kept.

[13] Stapley was charged with numerous infractions, including reckless driving and operating a vehicle with inadequate brakes.

There is no admission fee for the festival, which is held at a city-owned park west of the city center.

Due to this unpredictability, sponsors decided in 1998 to move it to the final weekend of June, although this puts it in direct competition with the much larger Utah Arts Festival, held in Salt Lake City on the same dates.