Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail


Overview

As Brigham Young and the Pioneer Company continued to cross Iowa Territory, they passed by the area that is now the little town of Murray in Clarke County on May 18, 1846. Established in 1868, Murray had a population 684 in 2020. This small city is located ten miles west of Osceola, the county seat. Of interest to students of Latter-day Saint history is a small historical complex formally called the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail exhibit. It consists of a restored log school, a NPS interpretive panel and a Mormon Pioneer Trail sign.