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  • Ashery, Kirtland, Ohio
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    In April 2000, the Church announced plans to build Historic Kirtland, Ohio by reconstructing and restoring buildings to their 1830s appearance. This ashery was constructed on the site of the original Kirtland ashery operated by Bishop Newel K....
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  • Ashery, Kirtland, Ohio
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    In April 2000, the Church announced plans to build Historic Kirtland, Ohio by reconstructing and restoring buildings to their 1830s appearance. This ashery was constructed on the site of the original Kirtland ashery operated by Bishop Newel K....
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  • Ashtabula, Ohio
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    Ashtabula, Ohio is a city located on the shores of Lake Erie. The Prophet Joseph Smith passed through and stayed here several times in the 1830s.
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  • Ashtabula, Ohio
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    Ashtabula, Ohio is a city located on the shores of Lake Erie. The Prophet Joseph Smith passed through and stayed here several times in the 1830s.
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  • Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site
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    In 1828, Egbert B. Grandin rented space in this building for his book store and publication office at 217 East Main Street in Palmyra, New York. It was here that the Book of Mormon was first printed. Copies of the book were available for sale...
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  • Brigham Young Mendon, New York home and mill site
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    Brigham Young and his family moved to the Mendon, New York area in 1829. They lived on this property owned by John Young, father of Brigham Young. It was here that Brigham had a home and a mill or shop where he could work. He was baptized in his...
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  • Campbellite Church, Mantua Center, OH
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    This church building (on the right) in Mantua Corners, Ohio belongs to the Disciples of Christ, a Christian denomination once lead by Alexander Campbell. Not far from here, Sidney Rigdon led a congregation under the direction of Alexander Campbell...
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  • Chagrin River, Kirtland, Ohio
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    This is the east branch of the Chagrin River near the home and store of Newel K. Whitney in Kirtland, Ohio. In this general area a number of individuals were baptized during the Kirtland period of Church history. The Walnut Dam, since removed,...
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  • Christ Church, Fayette, New York
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    This stone structure of Christ Church is located near the Peter Whitmer farm. Dedicated in 1824, it was where the Whitmer family once worshipped. The Reverend Diedrich Willers, of the German Reformed Church, served in Seneca County as pastor of his...
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  • Colesville, New York
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    This view shows the area of lower Chenango County, New York near the present-day town of Nineveh. Years ago this was Colesville, New York where the Joseph Knight family resided.
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  • Christ Church, Fayette, New York
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    This stone structure of Christ Church is located near the Peter Whitmer farm. Dedicated in 1824, it was where the Whitmer family once worshipped. The Reverend Diedrich Willers, of the German Reformed Church, served in Seneca County as pastor of his...
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  • Ensign Peak, Salt Lake City, Utah
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    On 26 July 1847, President Brigham Young and several others climbed to the top of a rounded peak part way up the mountains on the north end of the Salt Lake Valley. While surveying the entire area from this high vantage point, President Young named...
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  • Elias Peabody home
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    This home in Amherst, Ohio once belonged to Elias Peabody. In 1831 Mr Peabody arrested Parley P. Pratt as he journeyed with four other missionaries on his way to preach to the Lamanites in western Missouri. Mr. Peabody had a dog, Stu-Boy, who...
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  • Erie Canal
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    This image shows the original Erie Canal near Palmyra, New York. The canal was completed in 1825. Over the years, the canal was enlarged and sometimes to moved to accommodate more traffic and larger boats. A new canal, the New York State Barge...
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  • Erie Canal, Palmyra, New York
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    The original Erie Canal was completed in 1825. Over the years, the canal was enlarged several times to accommodate more traffic and larger boats. A new canal, the New York State Barge Canal, was begun in 1905 and completed in 1918. This image shows...
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  • Erie Canal, Palmyra, New York
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    The original Erie Canal was completed in 1825. This image shows the stone supports of an aquaduct where the Erie Canal once crossed a river. It is located in Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park, about a mile west of downtown Palmyra. Over the years, the Erie...
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  • John Johnson Inn
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    This is the rebuilt John Johnson Inn in Kirtland, Ohio. It was originally known as the Peter French Tavern. The original building no longer stands. This structure was constructed in 2002 and serves as a center to assist those visiting LDS sites in...
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  • Fairport Harbor, Ohio
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    Photograph from the lighthouse at Fairport Harbor on Lake Erie. The Saints frequently traveled through here coming from or going to Buffalo, New York and the Erie Canal. The lighthouse from which this image was taken replaced the one present during...
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  • Four Corners
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    Modern Palmyra is noted for its Four Corners, a famous intersection which features a different church--Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Baptist--on each corner.
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  • Susquehanna River, Harmony, Pennsylvania
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    This scene shows the Susquehanna River near the Harmony home site of Joseph and Emma Smith. It was near here that the Aaronic Priesthood was restored on May 15, 1829.
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