Liberty Jail
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Liberty Jail is a historical jail in Liberty, Missouri, United States, which served as the county jail of Clay County, Missouri between December 1834 and 1853. The jail is known in the Latter Day Sain
Exterior of Liberty Jail Visitors' Center
Liberty Jail in its deteriorating state in 1888
Joseph Smith
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Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of
Liberty Jail
…of Clay County, Missouri between December 1834 and 1853. The jail is known in the Latter Day Saint movement due to the imprisonment of its founder, Joseph Smith, and some of his associates during the 1838 Mormon War. The location is now a visitors’ center operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
Portrait attributed to William Warner Major, c. 1842
Night-time treasure digs were a common practice in New England, as shown in "The Money Diggers" (1832) by artist John Quidor.
Joseph's older brother Alvin died in 1823.
Smith dictated most of the Book of Mormon by looking into a seer stone placed in a stovepipe hat.