Nauvoo, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
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Nauvoo, Pennsylvania | |
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  Nauvoo, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°33′52″N 77°12′33″W / 41.56444°N 77.20917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Tioga |
| Elevation | 1,467 ft (447 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1182186[1] |
Nauvoo is an unincorporated community in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
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.
