Carthage Jail

After the first night in IL, we headed to Carthage Jail on our way to Nauvoo, IL. Sorry here, the pictures ended up out of order. Sometimes I hate Blogger. Anyway, since I am limited on time, I am not going to fix them. Here is where Willard Richards lay while the mobs were shooting.

The outside of the jail

Joseph and Hyrum Smith

Another view of the Jail

Yea! We made it to Carthage!!

The sleeping quarters

Their meeting room and Josephs bedroom

The gun shot whole that came through the door

The window that Jospeh fell from after being shot

The words of Joseph Smith

This was a neat place to visit. We have not visited any of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church early historical sites before, so this was interesting. It was informative to actually be in the place and hear of the events that lead up to Joseph Smith being martyred. After our visit here, we of course were ready for some ice cream. We stopped at Dairy Queen and headed on the short drive towards Nauvoo.