Independence at the Point in Bluffdale in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Rockwell Station

Photographed By Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

1. Rockwell Station Marker

Inscription.

Rockwell Station. . , Rockwell Station , The Pony Express operated from April 1860 through October 1861 and delivered mail between Missouri and California within a record 10 days. Orrin Porter Rockwell owned and operated a hotel and stable along the Pony Express route. Rockwell Station was commemorated October 13, 1934 when the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association dedicated a monument to mark the station's site. This monument included stones from the foundation of Rockwell's stable and has been relocated at least twice since it was dedicated. The monument was moved again in 2018 by the Sons of Utah Pioneers organization to its current location., The location of Rockwell's station on this site has been identified with a metal marker set into the concrete beside a granite monument approximately 500 feet southeast of this point., Orrin Porter Rockwell , Orrin Porter Rockwell was born on circa June 25, 1813 in Belchertown, Massachusetts. He was a close friend and bodyguard of Joseph Smith Jr., first Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was later a bodyguard for Brigham Young. He was a renowned lawman who apprehended and dueled with a number of criminals in the west., In July of 1858 Rockwell purchased sixteen acres of land near the hot springs at the Point of the Mountain for $500 and established the Hot Springs Brewery and Hotel. Rockwell's hotel also served as a Pony Express station over the mail service's nineteen-month lifetime. The Pony Express closed in 1861 after the establishment of the transcontinental telegraph but the Hot Springs Brewery and Hotel continued to operate for several years after. Orrin Porter Rockwell died of heart failure at the age of 64 years old on June 9, 1878, in Salt Lake City., Relocation donations generously given by the Sons of Utah Pioneers Porter Rockwell Chapter, the City of Bluffdale, the Bluffdale Utah South Stake, and Claudia Anderson., (caption) Portrait, Orrin Porter Rockwell , used with permission by Utah State Historical Society, (caption) Sketch, Hot Springs Brewery and Hotel , image courtesy of Draper Historical Society, Porter Rockwell Chapter SUP 2018 Site #251

Rockwell Station
The Pony Express operated from April 1860 through October 1861 and delivered mail between Missouri and California within a record 10 days. Orrin Porter Rockwell owned and operated a hotel and stable along the Pony Express route. Rockwell Station was commemorated October 13, 1934 when the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association dedicated a monument to mark the station's site. This monument included stones from the foundation of Rockwell's stable and has been relocated at least twice since it was dedicated. The monument was moved again in 2018 by the Sons of Utah Pioneers organization to its current location.

The location of Rockwell's station on this site has been identified with a metal marker set into the concrete beside a granite monument approximately 500 feet southeast of this point.

Orrin Porter Rockwell
Orrin Porter Rockwell was born on circa June 25, 1813 in Belchertown, Massachusetts. He was a close friend and bodyguard of Joseph Smith Jr., first Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was later a bodyguard for Brigham Young. He was a renowned lawman who apprehended and dueled with a number of criminals in the west.

In July of 1858 Rockwell purchased sixteen acres of land near the hot springs at the Point of the Mountain

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for $500 and established the Hot Springs Brewery and Hotel. Rockwell's hotel also served as a Pony Express station over the mail service's nineteen-month lifetime. The Pony Express closed in 1861 after the establishment of the transcontinental telegraph but the Hot Springs Brewery and Hotel continued to operate for several years after. Orrin Porter Rockwell died of heart failure at the age of 64 years old on June 9, 1878, in Salt Lake City.

Relocation donations generously given by the Sons of Utah Pioneers Porter Rockwell Chapter, the City of Bluffdale, the Bluffdale Utah South Stake, and Claudia Anderson.

(caption) Portrait, Orrin Porter Rockwell
used with permission by Utah State Historical Society

(caption) Sketch, Hot Springs Brewery & Hotel
image courtesy of Draper Historical Society

Porter Rockwell Chapter SUP 2018 Site #251

Erected 2018 by Sons of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 251.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail, and the Sons of Utah Pioneers series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1860.

Location. 40° 29.151′

Photographed By Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

2. Rockwell Station Marker

N, 111° 54.323′ W. Marker is in Bluffdale, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Independence at the Point. Marker is on Porter Rockwell Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14926 Porter Rockwell Blvd, Riverton UT 84065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Rockwell Station (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Early Settlers of Bluffdale (approx. 2½ miles away); Early Riverton and the Magnificent Dome Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Riverton Tithing Yard Hill (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wardle Fields Regional Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Ben Meek Home (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Antone Nielson Home (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluffdale.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 70 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.