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Joseph Smith, Jr. and his
followers began building their
new capital city, Nauvoo, Illinois,
in 1839. Just seven years later, the
Mormons abandoned the city.
This illustrated history provides
the reader with a brief glimpse into
the earliest years of the city.
Photographs and narrative tell the
story of the city and its charismatic
founder, Joseph Smith, Jr.
For a century after the Mormons
left, Nauvoo was little more than a
ghost town. Houses and other
buildings fell into disrepair or were
dismantled to construct other
buildings. Reconstruction efforts
began in the early 1960s and
continue to the present. Nauvoo
has become a thriving place of
pilgrimage for Latter Day Saints of
many different denominations.
The buildings, houses, places of
commerce and industry create a
living history museum that is
informative, interesting and
inspirational.
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