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In 1839 the Mormons, or Latter Day Saints, settled at Nauvoo and made it their chief city. During their residence its population reached 15,000. After long friction with non-Mormons the Mormons were expelled in 1846. Three years later French communists called Icarians established a society here which lasted until 1857.
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Nauvoo, Illinois · United States
