Zion's Camp March Through Edgar County
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N 39° 36.683 W 087° 41.753
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Commemorates Joseph Smith and 200 LDS Volunteers passing through Paris, Illinois in 1834 on their way to Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMRN4Y
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2016
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This marker is located on the west side of the Edgar County Courthouse in downtown Paris, Illinois. It reads:
ZION'S CAMP MARCH THROUGH EDGAR COUNTY
In 1834, Joseph Smith, prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), together with about 200 LDS Volunteers from Kirtland, Ohio, marched to assist threatened church members in Jackson, County, Missouri. Called "Zion's Camp," this armed group crossed the Wabash River into Edgar County on May 24, encamped near the river, and after observing the sabbath passed through Paris on May 26, causing uneasiness among local residents who misunderstood their purpose. The trek of "Zion's Camp" provided Brigham Young and other LDS leaders with a model for organizing their later exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Utah in 1846
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and The Illinois State Historical Society, 2000
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