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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Ash Hollow near Lewellen, Nebraska, where the Mormon Pioneers stopped to verify their location on the 1847 Trek to Utah.
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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Auto Tour Route - Illinois

To begin the auto tour route of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail heading west from Nauvoo, Illinois, follow the driving directions below the map.

 
Map image of the Auto Tour Route driving directions from Illinois.
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Map image of the Auto Tour Route driving directions from Illinois.
 

From Nauvoo:

  1. Take State Route 96 east, then north to State Route 9.
  2. Turn west onto State Route 9 at Niota.
  3. Take State Route 9 west into Iowa.
Total original route miles in Illinois: 2

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

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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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