Hot Springs Hotel and Brewery was a Utah

Pony Express The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pi ...

station, inn and brewery founded in 1856 by

Porter Rockwell Orrin Porter Rockwell (June 28, 1813 or June 25, 1815 – June 9, 1878) was a figure of the Wild West period of American history. A lawman in the Utah Territory, he was nicknamed ''Old Port'' and ''The Destroying Angel of Mormondom''. Rockwell se ...

at Point of the Mountain, modern-day Bluffdale, Utah. It was a contract Pony Express station, ten miles south of Trader's Rest station. Rockwell is known historically as the bodyguard of early Mormon leader and Utah settler

Brigham Young Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1847 until his death in 1877. During his time as ch ...

. The brewery was Utah's first and at its peak made 500 gallons of beer a day. In October 1934, a memorial marker was placed in Bluffdale, incorporating stones from the inn's stable. It was moved at a later date to the present location () on Pony Express Road.

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Timeline of Porter Rockwell's Life
City of Lehi government
Rockwell Station record
Markers and monuments database, Utah Division of State History (1995)
Google Maps 360º view of monument
{{coord, 40.47, N, 111.92, W, type:landmark, display=title 1856 establishments in Utah Territory Defunct brewery companies of the United States Pony Express stations

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