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Joseph Smith’s Prophecy About Porter Rockwell’s Hair
On Christmas Day 1843 the prophet Joseph Smith prophesized about the life of Porter Rockwell and made him a promise based on his faithfulness and not cutting his hair.
Read MoreHot Springs Hotel and Brewery: Rockwell’s Station
Hot Springs Hotel and Brewery was a Utah Pony Express station, inn and brewery founded in 1856 by Porter Rockwell at Point of the Mountain, modern-day Bluffdale, Utah. In Harold Schindler’s biography, “Orrin Porter Rockwell”, it states: On July 29, 1858, Orrin Porter Rockwell counted out $500 and purchased from Evan M. Green sixteen acres of real estate at Hot Springs near…
Read MorePorter Rockwell’s Dog
There are a few historical accounts of Porter Rockwell’s dog. It was said to ride on his horse and to lick his face instead of bark as a sort of silent alarm. By all accounts he loved animals and his dogs as much as his horses.
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