Nauvoo Bell Tower & Relief Society Memorial

The bell in this tower came a long way to ring here. It is associated with Nauvoo, the Illinois city the Latter-day Saints built and then abandoned under threat in 1846, carrying what they could west — including, by tradition, this bell. The tower also honors the Relief Society, the women's organization founded at Nauvoo in 1842 and still among the largest women's groups in the world. Placed on Temple Square in 1966, the memorial ties two threads together: a relic of the city left behind, and the institution that endured the leaving.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Temple Square — steps away
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Salt Lake City — steps away
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Ensign Peak — 1.4 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.0 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Civil Engineering Landmark — steps away
• Assembly Hall — steps away
• Sea Gull Monument — steps away
• Handcart Pioneer Monument — steps away