Sunstone Capital

Weeks, William

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints founded the town of Nauvoo, Illinois in 1839 and finished construction of their elaborate temple in 1846. Initially welcomed by the Illinois General Assembly, growing anti-Mormonism and the 1844 murder of leader Joseph Smith drove them to abandon the town less than three years after completing the temple.

Date: 1846
Type: capital
Medium: limestone (overall material)
Department: NMAH
Institution: National Museum of American History
Object number: nmah_1971481

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