In the winter of 1838, Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued an Extermination Order, forcing thousands of Mormons leave Missouri by March 8, 1839, or be killed. But where were they to go?
With their beloved Prophet Joseph imprisoned in Liberty Jail with the rest of the First Presidency and Boggsâ??s deadline fast approaching, more than 7,000 Latter-day Saints trudged 200 miles east through snow and mud to the banks of the Mississippi River with hopes of crossing the treacherous and icy water to Illinois. A majority of them ended up in the small town of Quincy, Illinois.
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