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Wooden replica stave church with steep, tiered roof and carved dragon head details, surrounded by trees at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota.
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Hjemkomst Center

cultural center, Moorhead, Minnesota, United States
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Wooden replica stave church with steep, tiered roof and carved dragon head details, surrounded by trees at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Moorhead: replica stave church Replica stave church at the Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, Minnesota.

The Hjemkomst Center is a cultural center located in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. It celebrates the Scandinavian heritage of the area. The center features a replica Viking ship and a replica stave church. An annual festival in June also commemorates these roots. Moorhead itself was founded in 1871 with the arrival of the railroad and is situated along the Red River of the North, across from Fargo, North Dakota. The city's economy is based on agriculture, particularly sugar beet refining, wheat, barley, and potatoes. The Hjemkomst Center is a significant attraction that highlights the city's cultural identity.1

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  2. Minnesota State University Moorhead

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