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Lyon Drug & Variety Store

750 Hotchkiss St, Nauvoo, IL 62354

Historic Sites

Browse the shelves of an 1840s drugstore and discover the inventory of a period business establishment, including medicines, textiles, hardware, and household items. Be sure to check out the beautiful herb garden and the original log cabin next door where Patty Sessions lived. Patty Sessions was a midwife in Nauvoo.

 

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