Stevens County, Washington

Early Norwegian Settlement

H. O. Berg from Trysil was the first Norwegian to settle in the vicinity of Clayton, where a small Norwegian community later developed. He arrived there in 1889. He was followed by Paul Olsen, also from Trysil, as well as Martin Olsen, Ole Nelson, and Martin Iversen.

Churches and Congregations

Pastor T. H. Tønnesen of the Norwegian Synod established a congregation at Clayton in 1891. The congregation, known as the Trysil Congregation, built a church in 1902.

Sources:

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