Men Who Changed America

Nauvoo was once the home of three men who changed American History, and their homes are open for tours.

1. Brigham Young.  The great colonizer.  In 1846 he led over 10,000 people west to a new home in what would become the state of Utah.  For the next 30 years, he organized hundreds of settlements in what is now Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming.  Brigham Young changed the face of the American West.

2. Jonathan Browning.  "The name of Browning has become synonymous with fine firearms. Jonathan invented one of the first repeating rifles and his descendants revolutionized the art of gunsmithing by inventing automatic shotguns, rifles and machine guns." His son, John Moses Browning is credited with 128 gun patents.  Some of the Brownings' original guns are on display in the home.

3. Joseph Smith Jr. Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ or Latter-day Saints (and the Community of Christ) now a world-wide faith of over 14 million people.  A discussion of American religious history has to include Joseph Smith.  If for no other reason than there would be no Mormons, no Nauvoo, and no Brigham Young without Joseph Smith Jr.

The Brigham Young and Jonathan Browning homes are open for free tours.  There is a $3.00 per person free to tour the Joseph Smith homes.