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Erik Jansson

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  • Steeple Building, Bishop Hill State Historic Site, Illinois, U.S.
    In Bishop Hill State Historic Site

    …by Swedish immigrants led by Erik Jansson, who had been influenced by the Pietist movement in Sweden. Fearing persecution in Sweden because their beliefs contravened those of the Church of Sweden, Jansson and his followers emigrated to the United States. They named their new home for Biskopskulla, Sweden, Jansson’s birthplace.…

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