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Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. [3] Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. [ 4 ] Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith , who founded the Latter Day Saint movement .
Carthage Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,947 and it contained 1,466 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,947 and it contained 1,466 housing units.
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,620. [1] Its county seat is Carthage, [2] and its largest city is Hamilton. The county is composed of rural towns with many farmers. Hancock County is part of the Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...
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Upon arrival in Carthage, almost immediately the Smith brothers were charged with treason against the State of Illinois for declaring martial law in Nauvoo, by a warrant founded upon the oaths of A. O. Norton and Augustine Spencer. At a preliminary hearing that afternoon, the Council members were released on $500 bonds, pending later trial.
In 1844, Smith was killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, while in jail awaiting trial on charges of inciting a riot for ordering the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, a newspaper critical of Smith that accused him of practicing polygamy, and for treason against the State of Illinois for calling out the Nauvoo Legion contrary to the orders ...
Carthage Jail is a historic building in Carthage, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It was built in 1839 and is best known as the location of the 1844 killing of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum, by a mob of approximately 150 men.