Carthage Jail
- Address
- Carthage, Illinois
About Carthage Jail
Carthage Jail is a historic building in Carthage, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It was built in 1839 and is best known as the location of the 1844 killing of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum, by a mob of approximately 84 men. It was added to the NRHP in 1973 and is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as a historic site with an adjacent visitors' center.
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Photos of Carthage Jail
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01CarthageNyttend · Public domain
02Assassination of Joseph SmithUnknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
03JosephSmithPepperboxHi540 · Public domain
04Carthage Jailrunt35 · CC BY 3.0
054. Carthage Jail & Visitor Center ( Walnut St., Carthage, Illinois) on the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail () (220e371c-2fbf-41e0-b70a-6338c65ab3c6)NPS Staff (Photo Credit: NPS) · Public domain
06Le Tour du monde-06-pFrançois Fortuné Antoine Ferogio · Public domain
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 13 miles of Carthage Jail; the closest, Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum, is about a mile away.
