Montrose Crossing (or Landing which it is sometimes called) is the spot where the Saints from Nauvoo landed after they crossed the Mississippi River. It is still a small landing with a dock for fishing boats. The river is about 1 miles across from here.
One of the first brown historical markers--The Mormon Pioneer Trail
Looking back across the river to Nauvoo---
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| Jena and I touching the other side of the river |
With my camera's lense, I can see the temple across the way fairly easily. If you know what you are looking for, you can barely make it out with the "naked eye". Many Saints recorded in journals that their last look of Nauvoo was from this point and seeing the temple on the hillside. How happy they must be to see that temple again sitting on that hillside! Newel Knight (April 24, 1846) "We all halted & took a farewell view of our delightful City...We also beheld the magnificent Temple rearing its lofty tower towards the heavens."
I liked this sign on the corner in Montrose. "Nauvoo by land 25 miles"....
..."Nauvoo by boat 2 miles"
Using our Iowa map with the "Auto" tour outlined, we headed somewhat northwest from Montrose through the beautiful countryside of southern Iowa
Our next stop- "Sugar Creek Camp"
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