I am trying to be as objective as I can when I say that the cities of Nauvoo, Carthage, and Warsaw are pretty much the same as they were in the 1850s. They are not thriving communities. Whereas, Quincy is a large city of about 55,000 people and fast growing! Why do you think this may be the case????

Here is a map showing the relation of Nauvoo, Carthage, and Warsaw. Montrose is where the Saints lived as they headed West when driven out of Nauvoo by the surrounding citizens in February 1846.