Trail of Hope

505 Parley St, Nauvoo, IL 62354

Historic Sites

We invite you to walk along the Trail of Hope on Parley Street where church founders waited in line for their turn to cross the Mississippi River.

Read the 30 story boards containing quotes from journals and letters of early pioneers; learn what strengthened them to keep moving.

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A restored post office shares space with the Merryweather Dry Goods Store.

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The brickmaker will demonstrate how bricks were formed, dried and baked here in Old Nauvoo.

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Visitors have fun doing lessons on old-fashioned slates and learn fascinating facts about life in Old Nauvoo.