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Adam-ondi-Ahman, Jameson, MO

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Adam-ondi-Ahman

Walk the trails and valley overlook of an 1838 Latter-day Saint settlement on the bluffs above the Grand River.

Lilac Avenue, Jameson, MO 64647 · Jameson, MO

About Adam-ondi-Ahman

Latter-day Saints settled these bluffs above the Grand River in 1838 and laid out a city of more than 520 blocks before Missouri militia drove them out that November. Church members regard the valley as sacred ground tied to Adam. Today the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints keeps trails, interpretive signs, a short walk to a valley overlook, picnic tables and restrooms. The site is about five miles south of Jameson.

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