Graves of Joseph, Jr, Emma, and Hyrum Smith - Nauvoo, Illinois
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BruceS
N 40° 32.422 W 091° 23.533
15T E 636154 N 4488977
Grave of the founder of the Latter Days Saints movement along with that of his wife and brother in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMF9M4
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2012
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Following the murders of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum on June 27, 1844 by a mob at the Carthage Jail their bodies were moved several times. Finally they were hidden beneath a spring house. Over the years the springhouse had fallen into ruins. The location of the bodies was a long family secret. After an extensive search their bodies were found and re-interred in the family cemetery on January 20, 1928. The cemetery has graves of several members of the Smith family and is open 24 hour a day.