Logan to Brigham Pioneer Pony Express Mail Trail

The famous Pony Express never came near Mantua — this trail earned the name locally, and honestly. Samuel Alonzo Whitney Sr., a young rider with one arm, carried the first mail between Logan and Brigham City, crossing twice a week on routes that included an old Native trail over the divide into this valley. The missing arm became his safe-conduct: in years of conflict, Shoshone people recognized him far off, called him Burrowit, one arm gone, and often rode along beside him. Whatever the times did, Whitney's mail went through.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Wellsville Mountains — 9.0 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height
• Hyrum State Park — 10 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Powder Mountain — 12 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States by acreage — a famously uncrowded "PowMow" now remaking itself under Netflix's Reed Hastings.
• Logan — 17 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley

More markers nearby

• Planing Mill - Built 1875 — 3.3 mi
• Woolen Mill - Built 1870 — 3.4 mi
• Lorenzo Snow Burial Site — 3.4 mi
• Historic Brigham City Relief Society Granary — 3.5 mi