Burleigh County, North Dakota

Early Norwegian Settlement

The first Norwegian settler at Painted Woods was Oliver Petersen from Telemark. He settled there in 1878. The first Norwegian settler in the Driscoll area was Louis A. Slaatenhus. At Braddock, the first Norwegian settlers were Anton Larsen, J. B. Holt, and Petter Nilson. At Linton, the first were Fred Knutsen and Jacob Vintertun. In the vicinity of Tell, the first Norwegian settlers were Ole Gjersli, Knut Knutsen, and Hans Hansen.

Norwegian Place Names

Norwegian place names included Edberg and Sather (Sæther)

Sources:

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