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As the Latter-day Saints
came to Illinois in May of 1839 they settled in a pattern that
Joseph Smith described as, "There is a wheel; Nauvoo is the hub; we
will drive the first spoke in Ramus, second in La Harpe, third in
Shokoquon, forth in Lima; that is half the wheel. The other
half is over the river." The Saints eventually settled in at
least seventeen communities in Hancock County besides Nauvoo.
They settled in at least ten communities in Iowa. Some of
these communities were already established but the majority were
purchased, platted and settled by the Latter-day Saints.
In the future each of
these settlement histories will be accessed by clicking on their
name. There are now links to Nauvoo, Ramus and Yelrome. |
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