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Journal Article

English

Smith, Craig S.;Smith, Craig S

Wyoming, Nebraska Territory : Joseph W. Young and the Mormon Emigration of 1864

BYU Studies

2000

39

1

2000

30-51

Joseph W. Young, a nephew of Brigham Young, oversaw all aspects of the 1864 emigration at the Mormon outfitting post of Wyoming, Nebraska, 44 miles south of Omaha on the Missouri River. This article describes the behind-the-scenes organizing, planning, and preparing undertaken to move the emigrants through to Salt Lake. It describes the work involved in purchasing and warehousing supplies and provisions and coordinating the down-and-back wagons and teams months in advance of the arrival of the emigrants at the outfitting post.

https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/wyoming-nebraska-territory-joseph-w-young-and-the-mormon-emigration-of-1864/

Wyoming, Nebr.
Young, Joseph W.
Nebraska, places in
Illinois, places in
Nauvoo, Ill., exodus
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