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English
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Rigdon's Folly
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Improvement Era
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April 1944
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47
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204, 245-46, 248
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The article discusses Sidney Rigdon's attempt to erect a city he would call the New Jerusalem. Sidney had 150 to 200 followers, some of whom are mentioned in the article. The colonization attempt began in September 1845 and lasted until August 1847, when the effort failed.