Expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri

The Expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri occurred in 1833 when Mormons (Latter Day Saints) were forcibly displaced from Jackson County, Missouri amidst escalating violence between Mormon residents and non-Mormon vigilantes. Mormons began establishing a community in Jackson County in 1831, an outpost to the main body of the Mormons located then in Kirtland, Ohio.

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