Nearby Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail:

Hotels:

• Comfort Suites Bloomington (82.85 mi)
• Gateway Inn Sullivan (124.96 mi)
• Quality Inn Morris (127.83 mi)
• Hanford Inn And Suites (130.33 mi)
• Mayflower Motel Clarendon Hills (162.82 mi)

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Restaurants:

• 1401 West (164.53 mi)
• 1776 An American Revolution (165.5 mi)
• Al's (176.84 mi)
• All Stars Sports Bar & Grill (179.52 mi)
• 4 Taste Appetizer Lounge (179.62 mi)

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Museums:

• Three Sisters Park (62.33 mi)
• Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site (67.41 mi)
• David Davis Mansion State Historic Site (85.83 mi)
• Ridge Historical Society (172.21 mi)
• Glessner House Museum (179.64 mi)

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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

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Management Contact:
Name: National Historic Trail
Phone: 801-741-1012
E-Mail: Chuck_Milliken@nps.gov
Website: http://www.nps.go...

Led by Brigham Young, roughly 70,000 Mormons traveled along the Mormon Pioneer Trail from 1846 to 1869 in order to escape religious persecution. The general route is from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, covering about 1,300 miles.

The Mormon Pioneer Trail travels through five states over both public and private land.

We encourage you to visit the InDepth web pages for more detailed information and links to Mormon Pioneer history of the 1846-47 trek.

Directions:

To begin the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, heading west from Nauvoo, Illinois:

1. Take State Route 96 east, then north to State Route 9.

2. Turn west onto State Route 9 at Niota.

3. Take State Route 9 west into Iowa.

Total original route miles in Illinois: 2

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