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Congregational Church

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Interior of the Congregational Church on Madeline Island. The ceiling and walls are paneled in birchbark.

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Wisconsin. Department of Agriculture and Markets

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Wisconsin. Department of Agriculture and Markets

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Wisconsin Historical Society
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W013QF8
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WHi 24824

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