Nauvoo, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Nauvoo is an unincorporated community in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
History
Nauvoo was founded in 1844 by the Mormon Nauvoo on account of the Mormon elder D.W. Canfield, who resided there. During this time, Nauvoo consisted of two stores, a post-office, a saloon, a hotel, a church, a grist-mill, a saw-mill, a school-house, a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, and 25 dwellings.[2]
In 1840, Horace Fellows began manufacturing woolen goods and cloths. He eventually sold his machinery to Nauvoo.[3]
The word Nauvoo is Hebrew and means beautiful, a place of rest and beauty.[4]
Geography
Nauvoo is on the line between the townships of Liberty and Morris.
Special Features
There were four post-offices in the Nauvoo area in 1883.[5]
Notable person
- Kenneth B. Lee, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[6]
Notes
- ^ a b "Nauvoo, Tioga County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "1883 History of Tioga County PA, Liberty Township". www.joycetice.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "1883 History of Tioga County PA, Liberty Township". www.joycetice.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Hiking to Nauvoo … Pennsylvania!". The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. September 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Nauvoo (Tioga County, PA): TripAdvisor Pages". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Former Speaker Lee dies", WCExaminer, Robert L. Baker, December 29, 2010
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