Historic Nauvoo - Nauvoo, IL
N 40° 33.061 W 091° 21.828
15T E 638539 N 4490204
This Illinois Historical Marker is located on the eastern edge of Nauvoo, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMEMJR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2012
Views: 4
This Historical Marker is located on the north side of Mulholland Street (Hwy 91), just west of the Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery. The sign, which is in disrepair, reads:
HISTORIC NAUVOO
IN 1839 THE MORMONS OR LATTER DAY SAINTS SETTLED AT NAUVOO AND MADE IT THEIR CHIEF CITY. DURING THEIR RESIDENCE ITS POPULATION REACHED 15,000. AFTER LONG FRICTION WITH NON-MORMONS THE MORMONS WERE EXPELLED IN 1846. THREE YEARS LATER FRENCH COMMUNISTS CALLED ICARIANS ESTABLISHED A SOCIETY HERE WHICH LASTED UNTIL 1857.
ERECTED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
County: Hancock
Historical Society: State of Illinois
Dedication Date: None listed
Location: Mulholland Street, just west of the Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
Website: [Web Link]
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