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Nauvoo Mormon Temple, Nauvoo, Ill.
Built in 1841–Destroyed in 1848
Back:
Historic View
NAUVOO MORMON TEMPLE
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
NAUVOO, ILLINOIS
Built of light gray limestone; it was 128 feet
long, 88 feet broad, 60 feet high and to the top of
tower 200 feet; had 30 hewn pilasters costing $3,000
each. Cost of Temple, $1,000,000. Cornerstone laid
April 6, 1841, and dedicated on May 1, 1846.
Temple burned in Nov. 1848, and in May 1850 a
tornado completed the destruction.
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K.12--DISTRIBUTED BY JOHN A. KRAUS CO.. HOTEL NAUVOO,
NAUVOO, ILLINOIS
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