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Nauvoo, Illinois
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Nauvoo, Illinois
Nauvoo
(; etymology: ) is a small city in
Hancock County
,
Illinois
,
United States
, on the
Mississippi River
near
Fort Madison, Iowa
. The population of Nauvoo was 1,149 at the
2010 census
. Nauvoo attracts visitors for its historic importance and its religious significance to members of several groups:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS Church); the
Community of Christ
, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS); other groups stemming from the
Latter Day Saint movement
; and the
Icarians
. The city and its immediate surrounding area are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
as the
Nauvoo Historic District
.
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