Description:
This statute of Porter Rockwell is located in Bluffdale to mark the original property that Porter settled and owned. Master Sculptor Lena Toritch and Richard Young created the Porter Rockwell Custom Bronze Monument. On July 29th, 1858 OP Rockwell paid five-hundred dollars to Evan M. Green for sixteen acres of land near to the Crystal Hot Lakes (adjacent to the present Utah State Prison). This land included a hotel with dining facilities, stable, brewery, and pony express station. The statute is located in the Porter Rockwell Business Park in Bluffdale which is now part of the property originally owned by Rockwell.
