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25 years ago
A marker designating a historic place on the banks of the Mississippi River in Nauvoo, Ill., was dedicated by Elder Mark E. Petersen of the Quorum of the Twelve on Aug. 19, 1978, according to the Aug. 26, 1978, Church News.
Entitled "Exodus to Greatness," the marker designated "the approximate spot on the river bank where the Mormon refugees from Nauvoo began the migration to the Rocky Mountains on Feb. 4, 1846," the article stated.
It continued: "The marker, a slab of light gray sandstone mounted with a bronze frieze of the Mormon pioneers crossing the river, is situated in a grass-carpeted grove of red oak, hickory, black walnut, cottonwoods and other trees. The marker stone measures approximately 9 feet wide by 7 feet."
The marker was located near restored Nauvoo residences of early Church leaders such as Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball and Wilford Woodruff.
Among those speaking at the dedication was Rep. Thomas E. Railsback, U.S. Congressman from Illinois, who paid tribute to the Mormon Pioneers.
