The latter group, including founder Joseph Smith’s wife Emma ... Mississippi River from the Illinois city, believes the ownership transfer is “going to change Nauvoo’s story.” ...

NAUVOO, Illinois — Megan George was pregnant with ... Boats unloaded at the end of Water Street feet from the Smith homes, and Joseph Smith, a people person, often greeted the arrivals.

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith ... served as mayor of Nauvoo, one of the largest cities in Illinois, and as general of its militia, the Nauvoo ...