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]
