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	Nauvoo, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In October of 1841, a Masonic Lodge was established in Nauvoo.
		Nauvoo's population peaked at about this time in 1845; it may have had as many as 12,000 inhabitants (and several nearly as large suburbs) — rivaling Chicago, whose 1845 population was about 15,000.
		On April 1, 2004, the Illinois House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution of regret for the forced expulsion of the Mormons from Nauvoo in 1846.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois (3388 words)

	Nauvoo and the Martyrdom - MormonWiki
		Joseph was taken to Carthage, Illinois, the county seat of Hancock County.
		By December, the Nauvoo Temple was complete enough to permit the Mormons to begin receiving their temple endowments and to begin entering into celestial, or eternal marriage.
		Nauvoo, a city that in 1844 had rivaled even Chicago for size and beauty, was all but destroyed.
	www.mormonwiki.com /mormonism/Nauvoo_and_the_Martyrdom (2349 words)

	Our History - Nauvoo
		Those who were converted often emigrated to Nauvoo, causing it to increase from 5,000 in 1839 to more than 12,000 in 1846.
		Only one issue of the paper appeared, because three days later, the Nauvoo City Council passed an ordinance against the paper, and the press was destroyed.
		Although they had been promised protection by the Illinois governor, a mob was able to break through into the jail.
	www.cofchrist.org /history/nauvoo.asp (444 words)

	DNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Its first name was Quashquema, a Fox Indian word meaning "peaceful place." Its current name is Nauvoo, a Hebrew word for "beautiful place" or "pleasant land." This historic town is the backdrop for Nauvoo State Park, on the banks of the Mississippi River in western Illinois' Hancock County.
		Nauvoo went from being the state's largest city in 1844 to becoming all but a ghost town in the three years following the Mormon exodus.
		Sledding is permitted on the slopes adjacent to the dam of Lake Horton.
	dnr.state.il.us /lands/landmgt/parks/R4/NAUVOO.HTM (1598 words)

	The Pioneer Story/Trail Location/Nauvoo: City Beautiful
		Today Nauvoo is a significant historic district, with many of the buildings in the original townsite rebuilt or restored and open for the public to visit.
		The relative peace and prosperity of the Nauvoo period was short-lived.
		Political maneuvering for the "Mormon vote" at the state level had granted the municipality perhaps the most liberal city charter in the state, and Nauvoo was seen as both a political and economic threat by many in the older, neighboring communities.
	www.lds.org /gospellibrary/pioneer/02_Nauvoo.html (2612 words)

	Mormon LDS Nauvoo Temple Fire Burning
		Sharp was indicted in the killing of the Smiths, and is renowned as the leading antagonist of the Mormons in all of Illinois and Iowa.
		The burning of the Nauvoo temple on 9 October 1848 was preceded by statements of Young assenting to the burning.
		Oquawka [Illinois] Spectator, 27 September 1848; Gospel Herald, 3 (19 October 1848): 160; 3 (26 October 1848): 163; and the Nauvoo [Illinois] Patriot, as exchanged with the Gospel Herald, 3 (23 November 1848): 192.
	www.nauvootemple.org /Loss.htm (7347 words)

	Meridian Magazine : : Nauvoo Special Edition
		Rebuilding the Nauvoo Temple meant so much more than putting stone upon stone; it was a message about loss and resurrection, about a driven people arising from the ashes to reclaim the vision.
		NAUVOO-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open the doors of its rebuilt Nauvoo Illinois Temple to an expected one-third million visitors beginning 6 May 2002-an event that promises to be one of the most extraordinary and historic organized by the Church in its 172-year history.
		Shortly after the Nauvoo reconstruction was announced in April of 1999, the interior designers in the temple construction department.
	www.meridianmagazine.com /nauvoo (1709 words)

	Nauvoo.net
		Situated on the horseshoe bend of the Mississippi, Nauvoo is nearly surrounded by the river.
		Within three years Nauvoo was one of the largest cities in Illinois and the tenth largest in the United States.
		Nauvoo was famous for its beautiful homes, its many fine shops and its magnificent Temple on the bluff overlooking the city and the river.
	www.nauvoo.net /history (859 words)

	Nauvoo Restoration Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Nauvoo was a site where Mormons stopped on their way west, to a hostile reception, and the Icarian Society later had a branch.
		Nauvoo Restoration is just one of several organizations operating properties in the area.
		Nauvoo Restoration is the largest, with more than two dozen homes and daily craft demonstrations.
	www.stepintohistory.com /States/IL/Nauvoo_Restoration.htm (190 words)

	Nauvoo Pictures
		When the settlement was burned by a mob in September of 1845, residents fled to Nauvoo for safety.
		Before departing Nauvoo in 1846, Brigham Young and Church leaders wanted Lucy Mack Smith (the mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith) to be as comfortable as possible.
		Forced from their homes in Nauvoo, thousands of Latter-day Saints crossed the Mississippi River and landed on the western shore at a place which is now known as Montrose, Iowa.
	www.nauvootemple.com /nauvoo.html (538 words)

	Glennview Photos \| Glennview Publications \| Nauvoo History \| Fine Art & Stock Photography
		Emil moved to Nauvoo in 1855 to serve as Secretary to Etienne Cabet, just as the French Icarian colony was disintegrating in Nauvoo.
		Nauvoo had its German Catholic church and German parochial school; its German Evangelical Lutheran church and German parochial school; and there was also a German Methodist church and a German Presbyterian church.
		She was very interested in the history of Nauvoo and for many years wrote articles about the area in the "good ole days".
	www.glennviewphotos.com /a_nauvoo.htm (1042 words)

	Nauvoo
		Nauvoo, Illinois, headquarters of the Church and home for many of its members from 1839 to 1846, began and ended as a community in exile.
		Nauvoo boosters and their political opponents in neighboring towns exaggerated their estimates of Nauvoo's population for differing purposes.
		Nauvoo's religious and secular newspapers, the Times and Seasons and Nauvoo Neighbor (originally The Wasp), edited by prominent LDS citizens, circulated to Latter-day Saints on two continents.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/daily/history/1831_1844/nauvoo_eom.htm (2409 words)

	NAUVOO RRA, WESTERN ILLINOIS, USA
		Nauvoo is probably most noteworthy for its history tied to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons).
		From 1839 to 1846 Nauvoo was the religious, governmental, and cultural center of the Mormons.
		The Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Bottomlands, Western Forest-Prairie, and Illinois and Mississippi River Sand Areas divisions comprise 14%, 13%, and 12%, respectively, of the RRA.
	www.inhs.uiuc.edu /cwe/rra/site14.html (356 words)

	Nauvoo Temple under construction
		When completed in May 2002, it is expected to be a Mecca for Mormons, who will make a pilgrimage to Nauvoo to trace their familial roots to the city and county they abandoned more than 150 years ago.
		Even though the Reorganized LDS Church also has a visitor's center in Nauvoo and owns a substantial amount of the historical sites, a spokesman for them says they won't be allowed in the temple either.
		Nauvoo was settled by ten to 12,000 Latter Day Saints who fled western Missouri in 1838-39 after the governor ordered them exterminated or ''driven for the state.'' They purchased 660 acres of a platted but unbuilt town called Commerce.
	www.thezephyr.com /archives/nauvootemple.htm (1162 words)

	LDS Temples - Mormon Temples - Nauvoo Illinois Temple
		President Hinckley called the time of the groundbreaking a "happy day" in Nauvoo "where it all really began." He noted that although the Kirtland Temple was the first built in this dispensation, "there was no ordinance work in that temple," as there was during a brief period in the Nauvoo Temple.
		Referring to the Nauvoo Temple as beautiful and large, he shared an experience from an earlier visit when Elder Hugh W. Pinnock of the Seventy and North America Central Area president used weather balloons on the temple lot to outline the area and height of the sacred building.
		President Hinckley said that his father, while president of the mission that included Nauvoo in 1939, suggested to the First Presidency that the Nauvoo Temple be rebuilt.
	www.ldschurchtemples.com /cgi-bin/pages.cgi?nauvoo (777 words)

	Nauvoo Internet News - HOME PAGE
		Nauvoo's population grew rapidly with converts coming in from Europe and the South Pacific by the
		Nauvoo with its current population around 1200 has five restaurants, an RV park, a hotel and two motels, two convenience stores, gift shops, antiques and many other businesses.
		Nauvoo State Park with family camping and picnicking, sits at the edge of the historic district.
	www.nauvoonews.com (466 words)

	Nauvoo Pharmacy
		Nauvoo Pharmacy (formerly known as Kron Pharmacy) was founded in 1946 by Eldred J. Kron in the building currently occupied by the Latter Day Harvest Bookstore.
		Kron in 1981 by Tom and LuAnn Haas, lifelong residents of the Nauvoo area.
		The pharmacist and staff at Nauvoo Pharmacy represent second and third generation employees at Nauvoo Pharmacy dedicated to the same customer service principles upon which the original store was founded.
	www.nauvoopharmacy.com (225 words)

	Nauvoo, IL News
		Local and area firms are among those who were awarded almost $144,000 in west central Illinois to help dealers reduce the theft of methamphetamine products from agro-chemical dealers.
		A 14-year-old was arrested for allegedly stealing a pickup truck from a business, taking it for a joyride and then returning the vehicle after it had been damaged.
		Tours are planned in Nauvoo and Hamilton this coming weekend, and the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary home tour is Dec.
	www.topix.net /city/nauvoo-il (645 words)

	Nauvoo - MormonWiki
		Nauvoo is a Hebrew word meaning "The Beautiful." Joseph Smith founded the city of Nauvoo, Illinois.
		Formerly known as Commerce, Illinois, Nauvoo is located on the banks of the Mississippi River.
		However the saints were able to complete the temple in May 1846, and some of them were able to receive the Temple endowment ceremony.
	www.mormonwiki.com /mormonism/Nauvoo (278 words)

	“Building the Kingdom of God in Nauvoo, Illinois”
		Nauvoo was important in Church history for a number of reasons.
		It quickly became the second largest city in Illinois as the Church grew and new converts migrated to the new gathering place of the Saints.
		While in Nauvoo, the Church was blessed with a new organization.
	www.neumanninstitute.org /dc29.html (1297 words)

	NPR : Mormons Return to Nauvoo
		Morning Edition, December 2, 2003 · In the early 1840s, Nauvoo, Ill., was a thriving city of 10,000 people.
		Mormon President Joseph Smith was Nauvoo's mayor and chief judge, and commander-in-chief of the town's militia.
		Many Nauvoo residents welcome the renewed Mormon interest in their town, seeing in it the key to their economic survival.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1519934 (321 words)

	Nauvoo, Illinois IL, city profile (Hancock County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Illinois > All counties > Hancock County > Nauvoo
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Nauvoo was $18,150, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Nauvoo, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $236.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=6481 (513 words)

	Interview with Church President Gordon B. Hinckley About the Nauvoo Illinois Temple
		The thousands who lived in Nauvoo have become tens of thousands in their descendants.
		And besides that, Nauvoo is the summit of the Prophet Joseph's experience.
		PRESIDENT HINCKLEY: Well, of course, Nauvoo's a small place and to have thousands and hundreds of thousands of people move in there, look at it, move through, is going to have a tremendous impact.
	www.meridianmagazine.com /churchupdate/020503nauvoo.html (1039 words)

	Welcome to Beautiful Nauvoo, Illinois
		Beautiful Nauvoo, Illinois has become a popular destination for visitors due to the city's history and the wide variety of experiences to be enjoyed on the bend of the Mississippi River.
		As you stand on the streets of Nauvoo, either looking out over the bend of the Mississippi River or looking up towards the vibrant, quaint business district, it is not hard to realize how this picturesque experience in "City Beautiful" will put a smile on the faces of all ages.
		Nauvoo awaits you to show the history of this town high on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi and share with you the opportunities to create memories of a lifetime!
	www.visitnauvoo.org (255 words)

	Visit Historic Nauvoo
		"Nauvoo, Illinois rose from the swamplands of the Mississippi River to become a thriving settlement that once rivalled Chicago in size.
		Autumn is lovely is Nauvoo, the weather is cooler and it's a great time to make your first trip or visit in the spring before the summer crowds arrive.
		I went to Nauvoo with my parents on a family vacation when I was a kid, and it's one of the neater places we ever visited.
	www.squidoo.com /visitnauvoo (1426 words)

	L.D.S. Temples: Nauvoo Illinois
		Joseph Smith and many of his followers made the trek to Commerce, Illinois, a scattered community on the banks of the Mississippi.
		Joseph Smith changed the name of the settlement to Nauvoo, and they proceeded to build a town, which became very prosperous and was at one point the largest city in Illinois.
		The old part of Nauvoo has been restored and is an interesting place to visit.
	www.dlmark.net /tnauvoo.htm (332 words)

	Nauvoo Vacation Rentals by 411.com
		To view our Nauvoo listings click on the property listing of your choice and contact the owner or manager to book your next vacation in the city of Nauvoo the Region of Northern Regions in the state of Illinois.
		It is an oasis located high on the bluff with spectacular views of historic Nauvoo and the majestic Mississippi River....
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	www.vacationrentals411.com /city/nauvoo-illinois.php3 (270 words)

	Text of the Dedicatory Prayer of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple
		They then left Nauvoo in bitter winter weather, many of them crossing the Mississippi on the ice, bound for a place of asylum somewhere in the West.
		We dedicate the ground on which it stands with its beautiful vegetation, the footings, the foundation, the walls and the tower with its bell, all surmounted by the figure of Moroni.
		Bless this city of Nauvoo, which came to be known as the City of Joseph.
	www.ldstoday.com /archive/news/nauvooprayer.htm (1264 words)

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