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Joseph Smith, Sr

Joseph Smith, Sr. (July 12, 1771 – September 14, 1840) was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr. , the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr. was named the first Presiding Patriarch of the Church of Christ, which was renamed to the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1834 and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1838.

Located at 40.5406, -91.392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Lucy Mack Smith

Lucy Mack Smith (July 8, 1775 – May 14, 1856) was the mother of Joseph Smith, Jr. , founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. She is most noted for writing a memoir: Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations. She was an important leader of the movement during the life of Joseph.

Located at 40.5406, -91.392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Samuel H. Smith (Latter Day Saints)

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Located at 40.5406, -91.392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Des Moines Rapids

The Des Moines Rapids between Nauvoo, Illinois and Keokuk, Iowa-Hamilton, Illinois is one of two major rapids on the Mississippi River that limited Steamboat traffic on the river through the early 19th century. The rapids just above the confluence of the Des Moines River were to contribute to the Honey War in the 1830s between Missouri and Iowa over the Sullivan Line that separates the two states.

Located at 40.4695, -91.3707 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nauvoo Historic District

Nauvoo Historic District is a historic district containing the city of Nauvoo, Illinois. The historic district is nearly coterminous with the City of Nauvoo as it was incorporated in 1840, but it also includes the Pioneer Saints Cemetery, the oldest Mormon cemetery in the area, which is outside the town boundary. Contributing structures include: Brigham Young Home Concert Hall (no longer in existence) Heber C.

Located at 40.5369, -91.3507 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Daniel S. Miles

Daniel Sanborn Miles (July 23, 1772 – October 12, 1845) was an early Mormon leader and member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Miles was born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, and married Electa Chamberlin in Ryegate, Vermont, in 1813. Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson baptized him in April 1832 in Bath, New Hampshire. He joined the Latter Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio by 1836, and Joseph Smith, Jr.

Located at 40.5367, -91.3506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Nauvoo House

The Nauvoo House in Nauvoo, Illinois is a boarding house that Joseph Smith, Jr. , the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, began constructing in the 1840s. The boarding house was never completed, but the structure was later converted into a residential home and renamed the Riverside Mansion. The Nauvoo House, as it is referred to today, is part of the Nauvoo Historic District, a National Historic Landmark. In January 1841, Joseph Smith, Jr.

Located at 40.5401, -91.3914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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