 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
THE "OLD JAIL"
In the Old Carthage Jail, which stands one block south of here, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Prophet and Patriarch of the Mormon Church, were killed by a mob on June 27, 1844. Two years later the Mormons withdrew from Illinois, where they had settled in 1839, the the Great Salt Lake.
Historic
CARTHAGE JAIL
and
VISITORS CENTER
Site of the Martyrdom of
JOSEPH SMITH, JR.
The first prophet of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
and his brother
HYRUM SMITH
Patriarch of the Church.
Marker Erected by the State of Illinois, 1935; Jail and Visitor Center restored and maintained by the Mormon Church.
Fayette St. & Buchanan St., Carthage, Hancock County Illinois
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