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892:Rochester
702:1 January
595:1 January
124:Cathedral
1430:Honduras
1410:Colombia
1257:Oklahoma
1237:Arkansas
1203:Nebraska
1183:Colorado
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971:Virginia
941:Maryland
931:Delaware
877:New York
552:12 April
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1361:Olympia
1311:Arizona
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1198:Montana
1114:Chicago
1035:Georgia
1030:Florida
1005:Atlanta
1000:Alabama
818:Vermont
264:Bishop
219:History
165:Website
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56:Country
1517:Quincy
1497:Mexico
1472:Duluth
1386:Taiwan
1366:Oregon
1351:Nevada
1331:Hawaii
1306:Alaska
1247:Kansas
1242:Dallas
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882:Newark
857:Europe
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267:Dates
139:Bishop
1336:Idaho
1267:Texas
862:Haiti
798:Maine
456:11th
442:10th
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852:Cuba
704:2022
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554:2024
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