County: Hancock
Location: The marker is located on the west
side of Route 96 on a small turnout just north of Nauvoo,
across from cemetery.
N 40o 33.060
W 091o 21.830
Erected: 01/01/1936 Erected by: State of Illinois
In 1839 the Mormons, or Latter Day Saints, settled at Nauvoo and made it their chief city. During their residence its population reached 15,000. After long friction with non-Mormons the Mormons were expelled in 1846. Three years later French Communists callled Icarians established a society here which lasted until 1857.
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