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Mormon Pioneer National Historic TrailSeveral emigrants were reported to have been buried near Rawhide Creek after falling ill to disease and sickness.
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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Suggested Trail Sites to Visit

Listed below is a sampling of trail sites that you can visit on the Mormon Pioneer NHT. Choose from the text listing below the map for information about each site. 

 
Map image of suggested trail sites to visit along the Mormon Pioneer NHT.
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Map image of suggested trail sites to visit along the Mormon Pioneer NHT.
 

Mormon Pioneer NHT sites:

  2. Montrose Landing - Montrose, Iowa
  3. Garden Grove - Garden Grove, Iowa
  4. Mount Pisgah - Thayer, Iowa
  5. Winter Quarters Complex - Omaha, Nebraska
  6. Murdock Site - Alda, Nebraska
  7. Sand Hill Ruts - Sutherland, Nebraska
  8. Ancient Bluff Ruins - Broadwater, Nebraska
  9. Fort Bridger - Fort Bridger, Wyoming
  10. This is the Place Heritage Park - Salt Lake City, Utah

 
Mormon Church founder, Joseph Smith, Jr.  

Did You Know?
Mormons, as Latter-day Saints are popularly called, practice a unique religion that arose in 1830 from the teachings of church founder Joseph Smith, Jr. Early converts followed their prophet from New York to Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. They were driven from each state by threats and violence.
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Last Updated: October 31, 2006 at 12:49 EST