The Dewey Theater was built after the great fire of June 1898 destroyed Park City's two opera houses. The theater was named after the U.S. naval hero of Manila Bay.^[1][2]

1. "Chapter 9: Cultural Life", ", A History of Summit County, by David Hampshire, Martha Sonntag Bradley, and Allen Roberts, Utah State History CD-ROM
2. Polk’s Utah Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1903-1904, 1908-1909, 1912-1913, 1914-1915