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33471
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English
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Independence, Missouri, A Century Old
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Missouri Historical Review
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October 1927
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22
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The State Historical Society of Missouri
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30–50
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This article briefly covers the history of Independence, Missouri, from its founding to 1927. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is discussed on pages 35–37. The article gives an overview of the Church, the conflict in Missouri, the eventual emigration of Saints from Missouri and Illinois, and the immigration of some members of the Church and splinter groups back into Missouri after the civil war. The article claims that at the time the Church and its splinter groups comprised the largest church membership of any denomination in Independence, Missouri.