Nauvoo is an

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in Tioga County,

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, United States.

History

Nauvoo was founded in 1844 by the

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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. In 1840, Horace Fellows began manufacturing woolen goods and cloths. He eventually sold his machinery to Nauvoo. The word ''Nauvoo'' is

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and means beautiful, a place of rest and beauty.

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.

Notable person

* Kenneth B. Lee, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives"Former Speaker Lee dies", ''WCExaminer'', Robert L. Baker, December 29, 2010

Notes

Unincorporated communities in Tioga County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{TiogaCountyPA-geo-stub