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Mormon Pioneer National Historic TrailCourthouse & Jail Rocks near Scottsbluff, NE, were seen at a distance by the Mormon Pioneers as they passed to the North of the Platte River
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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
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  • Superintendent - Aaron Mahr (also in Santa Fe, NM at Telephone: 505-988-6799))
  • Chief of Interpretation - Chuck Milliken (webmaster)
  • Cultural Resources Specialist - Lee Kreutzer
  • Budget & Administration - Teresa Bichard

At Fort Laramie

  • GIS Database Manager - Kay Threlkeld (Telephone: 307-837-2221)

 
Jail in Carthage, Illinois where Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were murdered during a riot.  

Did You Know?
Joseph Smith and several other high church leaders were jailed here and placed under the guard of local units of the Illinois State Militia. A few days later, on June 27, 1844, a mob of some 200 men stormed the Carthage jail and murdered Joseph and his brother, Hyrum Smith.
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