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jan 19, 1874 - Russian Mennonite Immigration

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After Tzar Alexander 2 revoked priveliges accorded to Mennonites by Catherine the Great - in particular their exemption from military service - hundreds of families from the pacifest sect left Russia and settled in the American Midwest.

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jan 19, 1874
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~ 151 years ago