Nauvoo Survey Stone - Nauvoo, Illinois - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Text of historic marker:

Nauvoo Survey Stone

This is the site of the original survey stone for Nauvoo, the "city beautiful," founded by church members in 1839 after they were forced to leave Missouri.  All streets of the city were platted from this point.  The two widest streets in Nauvoo at the time, Main Street and Water Street, intersect here.  Main Street binns and ends at the Mississippi River due to the bend in the river at this location.  One early plan for the city proposed a canal to be constructed down the center of Main Street to by pass teh dangerous Des Moines rapids.  Those working on the project soon hit bedrock and the project was abandoned.

The survey stone is at the southwest corner of Main and Water Streets in Nauvoo on the same property as the Joseph Smith homestead site.

Monumentation Type: Stone post Monument Category: Initial Point Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: Was the point from which all streets in historic Nauvoo were platted from. County: Hancock Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1839 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Monument Website: Not listed USGS Quad: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.

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