Pony Express Centennial

The Pony Express never came within twenty miles of Farmington, and this monument does not pretend otherwise. The Sons of Utah Pioneers raised it with the National Pony Express Centennial Association for the 1960 centennial, one of a wave of markers set across the eight trail states that year, when five hundred riders re-rode the route between Sacramento and St. Joseph. It stands on the Lagoon grounds in Davis County, behind a paid gate, built of sandstone and flagstone. A state survey in 1994 found stone already missing from its tapered top.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Lagoon Amusement Park — steps away
  A beloved family amusement park operating since 1886
• Ensign Peak — 14 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Hill Aerospace Museum — 14 mi
  Over 90 military aircraft displayed indoors and on the tarmac
• Temple Square — 15 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

• Honoring Builders of Salt Lake Temple — steps away
• Honoring the Builders of the Salt Lake Temple — steps away
• Temple Quarry SUP Members — steps away
• Pony Express Museum — steps away