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City of Log Houses, Built by Mormons in 1846
Investigations by historian Andrew Jensen trace the 1846 Mormon retreat from Nauvoo to the Missouri River valley that became Winter Quarters and Florence. The settlement grew rapidly to 4,000–6,000, with a flour mill, schools, and churches, amid scarcity, disease, and mass burials. Brigham Young led plans for migration to California, while camp life and relations with the Omaha and Pottawattamie tribes shaped this early Nebraska chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebriowska
Andrew Jensen
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Utah
Our State
Missouri River
Winter Quarters
Florence
Brigham Young
Far West
Great Salt Lake
Nauvoo, Il
Missouri
Nauvoo
Iowa
California
Sugar Creek
Pacific Coast
United States
Mexico
Henry de Long
Council Bluffs
de Long
Bishop Clark
Walvet
Keokuk
Richardson’s Point
Garden Grove
Chariton River
Mt. Pisgah
President Fillmore
James Allen
St. Louis
Bonham Youre
Inal
Callifornia
Big Elk
Peter A. Sarpy
Cutler’s Park
Pappio Creek
Omaha
Savannah
Kanesville
Thomas L. Kane
Pappie Creek
Mr. DeLong
Brigham
Clark
Pappio
P. P. Pratt
Europe
Council House
Elkhorn River
Pawnee
Loup River
Wniobram River
Florence City Park
Henry” DeLong