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A Story on Canvas, Paper, and Glass: The Early Visual Images of the Hill Cumorah

TitleA Story on Canvas, Paper, and Glass: The Early Visual Images of the Hill Cumorah
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsHolzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Cameron J. Packer
JournalJournal of Book of Mormon Studies
Volume13
Issue1-2
Pagination6-23, 167-168
KeywordsHill Cumorah; Palmyra, NY; Restoration
Abstract

Since time immemorial, humans have found meaning and purpose in revering sites because of events that transpired there. Such sites offer an opportunity for pilgrims to visit sacred places. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ have tried not to create shrines or pilgrimage sites per se, but they often experience deep religious attachment to sacred places where significant events occurred. In the early 19th century, however, relatively few people traveled for tourism or pleasure. The few who were able to visit sites associated with the early years of Mormonism provided word pictures or visual presentations for those who did not have the opportunity to visit the sites. This article explores the visual images of the Hill Cumorah, from a woodcut printed in 1841 through photographs taken in 1935 when the Hill Cumorah Monument was dedicated.

URLhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol13/iss1/3