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The Holyland (Wisconsin)

Location in Wisconsin (red)
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg

The Holyland is an American region located mainly in northeastern Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and southern Calumet County.[1] The area is known for its distinctive agricultural landscape, a close-knit community life, and deep Roman Catholicism brought by Germans who first settled the region in the 1840s.[2] The area has been studied as an example of chain migration.[3] It has been called "The Holyland" since at least 1898.[3]

  1. ^ "German-Catholic immigrants shaped life, communities in east-central Wisconsin". University of Wisconsin–Madison. 2003-02-25. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WisconsinGermanLandandLife was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mki was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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