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Day 373 - Clarinda
Bethesda Lutheran Church, 2479-140th Street (712-586-4589), built in 1877, remains the oldest Swedish church sanctuary in southwestern Iowa. Remodeled in 1928, the white-frame structure is topped by a central steeple.
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