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This Is The Place Monument

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The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This Is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young’s famous statement that the Mormon pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. On July 24, 1847, upon Read more...

Porter’s Spring

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From a history of Brigham City: About the time the first settlers located on Box Elder Creek, Orrin Porter Rockwell took up so-called Porter Springs on Three Mile Creek, which still bears his name, but Porter Rockwell, daring as he was, did not locate on his claim, in consequence, it is thought, of the forbidding presence of the Indians. His Read more...
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Indian Lookout Point

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As Mormon emigrants traveled west, many climbed Frog’s Head Bluff to see the formation they mistook as Chimney Rock, Twenty miles to the west is the formation Court and Jail Rocks. Chimney Rock is closer to 40 miles from this location. Porter Rockwell is mentioned specifically on this historical marker in reference to him saying he had seen Chimney Rock Read more...
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Early Settlers of Bluffdale Historical Marker

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Inside the Bluffdale City Park is this historical marker which speaks to the beginnings of the city of Bluffdale and mentions Porter Rockwell’s sixteen acres of land near Crystal Hot Springs, south of Salt Lake City, which later became the City of Bluffdale. Read more...
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Rockwell Ranch

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Porter Rockwell once owned a ranch in this area. So far I have not been able to find details about where the home was or exactly what the property boundaries were. The GPS marker used for this listing is appx, but consider it does put you on Rockwell Ranch Rd which suggests you are in the right place. This property Read more...
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Mormon Tavern

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This marker is really just East up the road from the Sacramento LDS Temple. “. . . there were as many as two dozen inns or taverns maintained by Mormons in El Dorado County and surrounding areas. Porter Rockwell himself maintained three of them in 1849-50. The most famous of the inns was known as the Mormon Tavern, situated on the Read more...
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Porter Rock

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This rock sits along the old Mormon Trail in Wyoming and is situated on private land. My online research suggests they really don’t want random people trespassing on their land so please seek permission before visiting. Information on this rock is super slim. Given its name and position it is supposed to be named after Porter Rockwell but that isn’t Read more...
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Porter Rockwell Nauvoo IL Property

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You won’t find this on any of the Historic Nauvoo maps but if you are a Rockwell fan you will make sure you stop by. Read more...
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Porter Rockwell Ranch & Cabin

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Porter Rockwell Ranch is a stretch of land originally settled by Porter Rockwell. It is currently West of Little Sahara Recreation Area in Juab County Utah. The cabin originally built on the ranch has since been moved to Main street in Eureka UT where it can be visited. These coordinates and picture are of the cabin now in Eureka. Read more...
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Rockwell’s Station

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Rockwell’s Station in Bluffdale is a Utah Historical Marker and monument that commemorates the Rockwell’s Station, a stop for both the Overland Stagecoach and the Pony Express. It was erected in 1934 and was constructed of the stone from the original Pony Express Station #48. Read more...