Hours are Friday and Saturday from 1-4pm May 1 to October 31. The Old Jail is where Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church, was shot. French Icarian Museum 2205 Parley St. Nauvoo, IL The Icarians were the followers of the philosophy and writings of Etienne Cabet, Born in Dijon, Fance, in 1788. He was forced to leave France because of his socialistic beliefs, and eventually settled in Nauvoo after the Mormon exodus. The goal of the museum is to preserve the French heritage in America.
Hours are by appointment.