Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Norwegian Community in Boston

By 1905, Boston had three Norwegian congregations and two churches. The Norwegian Synod and the Evangelical Free Church had been especially active among the Norwegian population in the city.

Norwegians were comparatively numerous in Boston. However, Consul G. Lootz, who had lived in Boston for thirty years, stated that, as far as he knew, no Norwegian had held public office during that period.

Business, Arts, and Norwegian-American Life

Boston had a number of Norwegian businessmen, artists, and other prominent residents whom the author considered a credit to Norway.

Leif Erikson Monument

Boston was also home to a monument to Leif Erikson, erected in 1887.

Sources:

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