Trail of Hope
505 Parley St, Nauvoo, IL 62354
Historic Sites
We invite you to walk along the Trail of Hope on Parley Street where church founders waited in line for their turn to cross the Mississippi River.
Read the 30 story boards containing quotes from journals and letters of early pioneers; learn what strengthened them to keep moving.
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