At the base of cliffs on the north side of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks stood the historic Pulpit Rock, an important landmark along the Hastings-Mormon trail. Because it stood close to the tracks and was considered hazardous to the Union Pacific Railroad, Wheelright Construction blasted it out in December 1936 in order to lower the road. Many engraved and painted names remain visible along the back side, some dating to the trail days, though most are from the 20th century. In 1879, Henry T. Williams wrote that Pulpit Rock was named for its resemblance to an old-fashioned pulpit and rose in plain view as travelers rounded the curve into Weber Valley. He also reported a tradition that the "Prophet of the Lord," who presided over the church of "The Latter Day Saints" in Salt Lake City, once preached there to an assembled multitude, but said the oldest and most faithful Mormons they could find in Echo knew of no such event.