Norwegians in Texas

[Ecurb Noselrub]

Perhaps Asmo and Guardian will find this interesting.  About an hour from me is the town of Clifton, Texas which bills itself as the "Norwegian Capital of Texas".  Not much Norwegian there, but in the tiny community of Norse, about 15 minutes from Clifton, is a Lutheran church and a cemetery.  The cemetery is full of graves of Norwegian immigrants.  Here's a link to its site:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1756522

Maybe Asmo or Guardian will find a relative. Click on "view all interments."

King Olav V of Norway visited the cemetery in 1982 to lay a wreath and dedicate a marker to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Kleng Peerson's birth.  He was considered the pioneer of Norwegian immigration to the USA.

http://www.visitclifton.org/page/norse-historic-district.aspx

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19820802&id=LpETAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2wUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4769,605493&hl=en

[Tank]

Well there you go. I'm sure G85 would love Texas!

[Asmodean]

Well... The location is a bit surprising, but other than that, there was this Great Migration type of situation back when the times were harder... Well before the Oil™ and all that.