The Mormons are one of the most fascinating home-grown dissenting groups in American history. They played a dramatic role in Illinois state history and in the nation. The key Illinois venues of Mormon history took place in a “quartet” of towns: Quincy, Nauvoo, Warsaw and Carthage. Each of these towns had a history before and after the Mormon period (that is dealt with elsewhere on this website). The four towns are keystones in the oppositional forces of religious tolerance and religious intolerance in the pioneer era of the United States. Please use the pull-down menu or these links:
Quincy and the Mormons
https://mythicmississippi.illinois.edu/mormon-heritage/quincy-mormon/
Nauvoo of the Mormons
https://mythicmississippi.illinois.edu/nauvoo/
Warwaw and the Mormons
https://mythicmississippi.illinois.edu/warsaw-in-the-mormon-period/
Carthage and the Mormons
https://mythicmississippi.illinois.edu/nauvoo/carthage/