Bristol County, Massachusetts

Norwegian Community in Fall River

At Fall River, there were about ten to twelve Norwegians by 1905. Among those specifically mentioned were the merchant Nils Arnesen from Drammen; Pastor C. G. Johnson, who served an American congregation; and the shipmasters Harry Johnson and Henry Carlson. The latter three came from Slagen Parish.

A man named Nils Arnesen, who by 1905 was an old man, had lived in Fall River for most of his life.

Churches and Congregations

There was also a small Scandinavian Lutheran congregation in Fall River.

Sources:

[Ulvestad, Martin. Nordmændene i Amerika. Utg. History Book Company's Forlag. Minneapolis, Minn. 1907.]