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This book was released by the Hardwick Community Club in the spring of 1992 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hardwick's founding. The book uses newspaper records and Hardwick municipal records to provide a history of the community of the…

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This cookbook was released by Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota on their 100th anniversary.

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The exterior of the Watt's main temple is intricately detailed and brightly colored. It sits on a hill overlooking the surrounding cornfields.

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The Watt's location in Hampton, Minnesota creates striking contrast between the tradition Khmer design and surrounding cornfields.

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The interior of the Watt's stupa is decorated with bright, colorful LED lights.

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This church is protected on the National Register of Historic Places for its demonstration of the Carpenter Gothic style.

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This example of Whipple Gothic architecture sits in the Lower Sioux Indian Community. It was built there in 1889 for a community of Dakota people returning after their exile in the aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862.

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These two 19th-century churches display the architectural development of rural church buildings. Valley Grove stands out as they have maintained both buildings, rather than replacing the older one completely upon the construction of the newer one.

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This "rural gothic" style Episcopal church was constructed in 1858 — only three years after Northfield was founded. It was consecrated by Bishop Henry Whipple, a well-known state leader who advocated for the rights of Minnesota's indigenous…

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“Grace” by Eric Enstrom (1918). This photograph has hung in Christian homes, restaurants, and churches across America, an icon of Christian piety. Taken in Bovey, on Minnesota’s Iron Range, the photo origionall captured traveling salesman Charles…