Rock Quarry

Sandy exists because of stone. Five miles east, at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, pioneer crews quarried the granite for the Salt Lake Temple — hard blocks that still bear their chisel and hammer marks. Moving them made the town: a narrow-gauge railroad was built in 1872 to haul granite down to Sandy Station, where it transferred to the standard-gauge Utah Southern for the trip north. The transfer point drew smelters and settlement, and Sandy grew up around it. This marker, raised by the Sons of Utah Pioneers, remembers the quarry that built a temple and a town.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• International Peace Gardens — 9.1 mi
  A hidden garden where 28 countries are represented in miniature
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 10 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Liberty Park — 11 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• This Is The Place Heritage Park — 12 mi
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon

More markers nearby

• ZCMI Co-Op Building, Sandy Co-op (2) — steps away
• Sandy City Bank — steps away
• Early Sandy Schools & Church Takes Root (2) — steps away
• Mingo Smelter — 0.4 mi