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Snoma Finnish Cemetery

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The Snoma Finnish Cemetery is a cemetery located about southeast of Fruitdale, in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. In 1885, a small Finnish community called Snoma was founded nearby, and the residents built the cemetery.Parker, Watson, and Hugh K. Lambert. Black Hills Ghost Towns. First ed. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL: The Swallow Press Incorporated, 1974. 176–177. 1 vols. Print. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985."Snoma Finnish Cemetery." National Register of Historic Places. NPS, n.d. Web. 21 Aug. 2013."Feature Detail Report for: Snoma Finnish Cemetery." USGS. U.S. Department of the Interior, 13 Feb. 1980. GNIS. Web. 22 Aug. 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

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