Marathon County, Wisconsin

Norwegian Settlement

In the vicinity of Johnson Post Office, where a small Norwegian settlement developed, Martin Thoresen from Kragerø was the first Norwegian settler. He settled there in 1888.

Churches and Congregations

Pastor Mikkelsen of the United Church established a congregation there in 1891, and the church was built the following year, in 1892. At the time this account was written, there were two Norwegian congregations in the area, one belonging to the United Church and the other to the Norwegian Synod.

Norwegian Place Names

Norwegian place names included Holt, Bergen, and Johnson.

Sources:

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