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- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ↑ Ardery, Julie (July 6, 2007). "Goodbye ~ Farvel to the Odalen Church". The Daily Yonder. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ State of North Dakota: Properties listed in 2006, includes a description of Odalen Lutherske Kirke
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