Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
“Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the action in the face of fear” Mark Messier After his harrowing 300-mile ride past numerous burned or abandoned stations through Indian country in the Great Basin deserts of...
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2023
“Winter or summer the pay was the same, $50 a month and the balance in fame.” The desert portion of the Pony Express Trail west of Salt Lake City was the most wild, remote and fantastic part...
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
Even in his latter years, Porter remained active chasing down outlaws and cattle thieves as an article on Dec. 8, 1868 stated that he had captured murderer Chauncey W. Millard in Rush Valley. Possibly feeling the heat...
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
“He was brave & loyal to his faith, true to the prophet Jos. Smith, a promise made him by the prophet thro. obedience it was fulfilled.” –Orrin Porter Rockwell’s epitaph “Port” or “Old Port” were nicknames that...
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
“Have you heard of Porter Rockwell? He’s the Mormon Triggerite, they say he hunts for horse thieves when the moon is shining bright, so if you rustle cattle, I’ll tell you what to do, get the drop...
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
“I’ve never shot AT anyone, if I shoot, they get shot” – Porter Rockwell defending himself in court against prosecutors. By the time the Army had settled in to Camp Floyd, Rockwell had attained legendary status through...
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
“WHEAT!!” Battle cry of Orrin Porter Rockwell When Rockwell returned to Great Salt Lake City from his time in California, he served as a deputy marshal and his primary business was tracking down horse thieves, robbers and...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
“He was brave and loyal to his faith, true to the prophet Joseph Smith. A promise made him by the prophet, thru obedience fulfilled” Inscription on Rockwell’s Tombstone — Salt Lake City Cemetery One of the most...
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023
“Some say that if you stop here at twilight and sit in the quiet of gloaming, you can hear the barking of dogs and the voice of a woman” from “The Woman of Point Lookout” by Elaine...
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2022
“Some say that if you stop here at twilight and sit in the quiet of gloaming, you can hear the barking of dogs and the voice of a woman” from “The Woman of Point Lookout” by Elaine...
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