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Nauvoo
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Negative Trigger
The
history
of
Nauvoo
,
Illinois
,
starts
Process_start
with
the
Sauk
and
Fox
tribes
who
frequented
the
area
.
In
late
1839
,
arriving
Mormons
bought
Commerce_buy
the
small
town
of
Commerce
,
and
in
April
1840
it
was
renamed
Name_conferral
``
Nauvoo
''
(
a
Hebrew
word
meaning
``
beautiful
place
''
or
``
city
beautiful
''
)
by
Joseph
Smith
,
the
latter
day
prophet
of
the
Latter
Day
Saint
movement
.
Nauvoo
grew
Expansion
rapidly
and
for
a
few
years
was
one
of
the
most
populous
cities
in
Illinois
.
In
1849
Icarians
moved
Motion
to
the
Nauvoo
area
to
implement
a
utopian
socialist
commune
.
In
the
early
and
mid
20th
century
Nauvoo
was
primarily
a
Catholic
town
,
and
the
majority
of
the
population
today
is
Catholic
.
Nauvoo
today
is
an
important
tourist
destination
for
Latter
Day
Saints
(
Mormons
)
and
others
who
come
to
see
its
restored
historical
buildings
and
visitor
centers
.
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