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logs were used, as were wooden pegs to hold the timbers in place. Smith hewed the timber by hand using a broad ax. On the main floor there are multiple doors between the same room to allow for church meetings. There were no church buildings in the early days of the community, so religious services
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lab was removed from the basement and the house decontaminated. In March 2005, the group purchased the home for $ 75,000 after raising $ 175,000, with some of the funds raised through a calendar featuring nude members at the house. Long-term plans call for turning the property into a center for
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