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Long Valley Finnish Church

Coordinates: 44°49′05″N 116°02′46″W / 44.81806°N 116.04611°W / 44.81806; -116.04611
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Long Valley Finnish Church
Long Valley Finnish Church is located in Idaho
Long Valley Finnish Church
Long Valley Finnish Church is located in the United States
Long Valley Finnish Church
LocationSoutheast of Lake Fork,
Valley County, Idaho
Coordinates44°49′05″N 116°02′46″W / 44.81806°N 116.04611°W / 44.81806; -116.04611
Area208 acres (84 ha)
Built1917
Built byRuuska, John; Heikkila, John
NRHP reference No.80001336[1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1980

Long Valley Finnish Church is a church constructed to meet the needs of Finnish immigrants to the United States, located in Valley County, Idaho. The church was added to the National Register or Historic Places on May 27, 1980.[2]

The church was maintained by the Finnish Ladies' Aid Society. It was "the best-preserved building of the Long Valley Finnish community".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Alice Koskella (February 2, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Long Valley Finnish Church / "Finn" Church". National Park Service. Retrieved August 21, 2017. With photo from 1979.
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