Early Norwegian Settlement
Ole Simons from Gausdal was the first Norwegian settler in Furnas County. He came from Iowa County, Wisconsin, and settled in the vicinity of Cambridge in 1873. He was accompanied by C. C. Christensen, another settler from Gudbrandsdalen. Corn was the principal crop raised for sale in the settlement. Lowell, about ninety miles away, was the nearest marketplace.
Churches and Congregations
By 1905, there was a Norwegian congregation in the county belonging to the United Church. The congregation had its own church.
Sources:
[Ulvestad, Martin. Nordmændene i Amerika. Utg. History Book Company's Forlag. Minneapolis, Minn. 1907.]
Places Mentioned in the Register
1 person recorded from this county. See all persons →
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