History Ago Go

Tales from the Gem City #10 - Quincy the City of Refuge (Chuck Scholz)


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Former Mayor Chuck Scholz explains how the city of Quincy took in nearly the entirety of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the winter of 1838-1839.  That act of charity the community extended to the Mormons was also extended to the Potawatomi Indians on their Trail of Death in 1838 and also to the many escaped slaves who fled to freedom on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.  Chuck also talks about his time as mayor and his meetings with Mormon leaders including the prophet of their church Gordon B. Hinkley.  He discusses the standing ovation he received in Salt Lake City and the reenactment of the City of Refuge across the Memorial Bridge.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

GUEST:  Chuck Scholz

MUSIC:  Bones Fork
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