About Dr Eldon Barrowes

Dr Eldon Barrowes moved from Chicago to Jacksonville, Illinois, in 2002, to be near Zelph Mound.   The mound is located on Illinois State property.  He and the Zion's Camp Committee served as a guides to the mound for tourists and busloads of visitors who were doing Book of Mormon evidence tours.   An interstate bridge was being built near Zelph Mound and archaeologists from the University of Illinois excavated ancient mounds near the proposed bridge and, also excavated test trenches in Zelph Mound.   Dr Barrowes and members of his committee were the first to photograph artifacts from Zelph Mound.  Noticing there were misconceptions from some about the revelation Joseph Smith, the Prophet, received about Zelph Mound in 1834, Dr. Barrowes wrote a book to tell the truth about Zelph and the Prophet, Onandagus, who Zelph fought under, for freedom  His book documents the Zelph Mound visit by Joseph Smith and the men of Zion's Camp in 1834, and documents when the mound was relocated in 1974 by James Bradley, an institute instructor for Utah State University.  The artifacts from the mound verify the truth about the statements made by Joseph Smith in 1834.  A unique artifact from the mound shows Jesus Christ visited the ancient nation of Nephites who built Zelph Mound.  If you purchase the book, you can read it and learn the fascinating story of Zelph Mound for yourself.