Publication: National Park Service Website
Author: Brad Klodt
PDF File: Little-Richardsons-Point-Additional-History-Mormon-Pion.pdf
URL: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/richardson-s-point-additional-history-mormon-pioneer-trail.htm
Description
Leaving Nauvoo in late February of 1846, approximately 500 wagons and 3000 people led by Brigham Young crossed the Mississippi River into Iowa and traveled into Van Buren County. Due to thawing conditions and rain, the roads became difficult to traverse and the main Mormon group stopped to make camp at a spot known as Richardson’s Point.