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Nauvoo is a sleepy little town on a bend in the Mississippi River in westcentral Illinois. |
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The Nauvoo Temple
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Nauvoo Temple Quarry
From 1840 to 1845 hundreds of men worked in this quary to provide limestone for the construction of the temple.
Work in the quarry was a major inustry in historic Nauvoo and offered employment to many who came here.
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Wilford Woodruff Home
This home, built by the 4th President of the LDS Church, was one of the best preserved in the restored area. Many of the furnishings were donated by the Woodruff family |
Lyon Drug & Variety Store
Herb & Historic Medicines, General Store of the 1840's |
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Jonathan Browning Home and Gun Shop
Jonathan Browning, inventor of the repeating rifle, completed this two-story brick home in 1845. The home includes a display of Browning guns. |
Stoddard Tin Shop & Home
In this shopSylvester Stoddard made and sold many types of tinware. The shop is stocked with equipment a tinsmith would have used in the 1840's. |
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Calvin Pendleton Home & School
An authentic 1840's log home and school. |
Brick Yard
Demonstrations on how bricks were made in the 1840's. |
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Lucy Mack Smith Home
Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith, lived in this home in 1846. |
Webb Blacksmith Shop
Five Webb brothers were involved in this blacksmith and wagon shop. They were among the last to leave in 1846, staying to build wagons, for others. |
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Brigham Young Home
This home reflects the skill and craftsmanship of Brigham Young, 2nd President of the LDS Churchand great American colonizer. The east wing served as a meeting place for the presiding councils of the church. |
Seventies Hall
In the 1840's this hall was used as a missionary training center and chapel. On the upper floor is a museum with a listing of many of those who lived in Nauvoo during that time. |
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Cultral Hall
Used in the 1840's as a Masonic Building Headquarters for the Nauvoo Legion, Police Force, and COmmunity Theatre. |
The Masnion House
Completed in 1843, the Mansion House was the second residence of Joseph Smith and his wife Emma. A hotel wing was added and opened in late 1843. The hotel was leased to Ebenezer Robinson in January 1844. As a part of the lease agreement, the smith family maintained three rooms for their own residence. As conflict in and around Nauvoo grew, Joseph Smith went to Carthage to answer charges, and on June, 27, 1844, he and his brother Hyrum were killed by an angry mob. Their bodies were returned to the Mansion House and laid to rest there in the basement until their burlial some years later. |
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