Trail of Hope
505 Parley St, Nauvoo, IL 62354
Historic Sites
We invite you to walk along the Trail of Hope on Parley Street where Latter-day Saints church founders waited in line for their turn to cross the Mississippi River.
Read the 30 story boards containing quotes from journals and letters of early pioneers; learn what strengthened them to keep moving.
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