Nauvoo, Illinois

Nauvoo is a city in Illinois in the United States. It was settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A temple was built at Nauvoo by Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith was killed there. The original temple was burnt, but a new one was built in 2002. Later in the 19th century, there was a utopian (ideal) colony built by a group called the Icarians.

Nauvoo, Illinois Media

1859 painting by Johann Schroder of Nauvoo from a vantage point of eastern bluffs on the opposite side of the Mississippi River
Engraving of Nauvoo, c. 1855
Nauvoo House during 2008 Flood

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