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Nauvoo (/ ˈ n ɔː v uː / NAW-voo; from the Hebrew: נָאווּ, Modern: Navu, Tiberian: Nâwû, 'they are beautiful') is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River near Fort Madison, Iowa.
Nauvoo Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District containing the city of Nauvoo, Illinois.The historic district is nearly coterminous with the City of Nauvoo as it was incorporated in 1840, but it also includes the Pioneer Saints Cemetery (), the oldest Mormon cemetery in the area, which is outside the town
Nauvoo Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 963 and it contained 667 housing units. At the 2020 census, its population was 963 and it contained 667 housing units.
The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the 113th dedicated temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The intent to build the temple was announced on April 4, 1999, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley during general conference. [2] It is the third temple built in Illinois (after the original Nauvoo and Chicago Illinois ...
The William J. Reimbold House is a historic house located at 950 White Street in Nauvoo, Illinois.The house was built in 1865-67 for William and Christian Reimbold, who were part of a wave of German immigrants who settled in Nauvoo in the 1860s and 1870s.
Map of Mormon Trail Daguerreotype of Nauvoo as it appeared at the time of the Mormon exodus. The following are major points along the trail at which the early Mormon pioneers stopped, established temporary camps, or used as landmarks and meeting places. The sites are categorized by their location in respect to modern-day US states.
Nauvoo State Park is an Illinois state park on 148 acres (60 ha) in Hancock County, Illinois, United States near the banks of the Mississippi River. It contains 13-acre manmade lake named Lake Horton, the Rheinberger House Museum, and Illinois’ oldest vineyard.
Initially, Smith used the house to entertain guests in Nauvoo, giving visitors free room and board. However, because he was unable to cover the expenses that this free lodging entailed, Smith began charging guests in September 1843 and running the Mansion House as a hotel. A sign posted on the front of his house on September 15, 1843 read: