Gol Stave Church Museum - Minot, North Dakota
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BruceS
N 48° 13.572 W 101° 17.877
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Replica of an historic Norwegian Gol Stave church located in Minot, North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WM2MQZ
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2007
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The Stave Church Museum is a full-size authentic replica of one of the
finest-designed Stave Churches constructed in Norway.
The Gol (Hallingdal) Norway Stavkirke was originally built in the mid-1200s
and in 1882 by order of King Oscar II, this old and venerable "House of God"
which had risen over the Gol community for 700 years was dismantled and shipped
to Oslo. In 1884, King Oscar II laid the cornerstone for the reconstructed
church at Bygdøy Park in Oslo where today it forms part of the Norwegian Folk
Museum.
The Gol Stave Church Museum in the Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot was
constructed by Straight River Log Homes of Park Rapids, Minnesota under the
careful and dedicated supervision of Myron D. Peterson, M.D., a past president
of the Scandinavian Heritage Association and chairman of the Gol Stave Church
committee. Additionally, it was because of the exemplary monetary support
of D. Peterson and his wife, Gail, that others were inspired to help fund this
magnificent structure which will display or heritage for decades.
A Remembrance of the Past, A Legacy for the Future
text of marker at site