Winter Quarters, Nebraska - Definition and Overview

Winter Quarters, Nebraska, was an encampment formed by approximately 3,500 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they awaited better conditions for their trek westward during the winter of 1846-1847. Over 800 shelters were built at the settlement just outside of Omaha and it remained populated until 1848.

Today, Winter Quarters is a tourist attraction. It is the home of the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, Cutler's Park, and the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge. A temple was dedicated there in April 2001.

See also

Mormon Trail

External links

• National Park Service description (http://www.nps.gov/mopi/mopi/site5.htm)
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple - LDSChurchTemples.com (http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/cgi-bin/pages.cgi?winter_quarters&operating)