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of Northwest Missouri DeWitt, Missouri |
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of Northwest Missouri DeWitt, Missouri |
DeWitt, Missouri is a river town, not far from the mouth of the Grand River in the west central part of the state. In the 1830's, a few members were encouraged to settle here, they ran a ferry and assisted those gathering to Far West and Adam-ondi-Ahman as they came up the Missouri River. Today, DeWitt is a tiny little town near the river, centering around a city park. In the park, a flagpole honors the Latter-day Saints who lived here in the 1830's.
The park itself is at the corner of Jefferson and Seventh St. in DeWitt.
The inscription reads:
"THE MORMONS
In 1838, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) living at Far West in Caldwell County, Missouri, were encouraged to settle at DeWitt by several landowners. Land was purchased near this location in June, and within several months several hundred Mormons had created a village of tents and wagons. Land was cleared, crops were planted, and homes were built. However, the persistent misunderstandings which had followed the Mormons soon reached Carroll County. By October DeWitt was held in a virtual state of siege by non-Mormons from surrounding communities. To avoid further violence on October 11, 1838, the Latter-day Saints loaded their possessions into seventy wagons and departed.
This marker was presented to the people of DeWitt, by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 4, 1976. "
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