Independence at the Point in Bluffdale in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Rockwell's Original Station
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Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 1, 2026
1. Rockwell's Original Station Marker
"Rockwell's" pony express station was 38 feet distant on a true azimuth of 323 degrees from this site. It was a commodious place owned by famed Mormon frontiersman and lawman Orrin Porter Rockwell. The site was known as the Hot Springs Brewery Hotel. The site also had an adobe stable with corrals.
This was the only station between Salt Lake City and Camp Floyd used by the Pony Express. Starting on July 1, 1861 a near daily stagecoach service was added to the twice a week Pony Express. New stations were now needed and added for this extra service and they would also be used by the Pony Express.
The new added station from Salt Lake City to here was Traders Rest and from here to Fort Crittenden, formerly Camp Floyd, was Joe Dorton's site known as "Dug Out"
Erected 2020 by Pony Express Trail Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1860.
Location. 40° 29.099′ N, 111° 54.235′ W. Marker is in Bluffdale, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Independence at the Point. It
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Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front and in Greater Salt Lake. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockwell Station (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Rockwell Station (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Rockwell Station (about 700 feet away); War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bluffdale (approx. 1.9 miles away); Early Settlers of Bluffdale (approx. 2½ miles away); Bluffdale Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Early Riverton (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluffdale.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 1, 2026
2. Rockwell's Original Station Marker
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 1, 2026
3. Rockwell's Original Station Marker
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 1, 2026
4. Pony Express Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
