Mormon exodus to be commemorated

Events in Nauvoo will commemorate 161 years since Mormon pioneers left Illinois' once–largest city on a historic trek to the Salt Lake Valley.

The commemoration begins Saturday with a re–enactment walk beginning at White and Main streets.

At 9:30 a.m., a flag ceremony and program will be at the corner of Parley and Water Streets near the Mississippi River in Nauvoo. The commemoration will conclude at 7 p.m. with a fireside program at the Joseph Smith Auditorium, 165 N. Wells St.

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