The United States. within its 48 States. has more than one million people who were either born in Norway or are of Norwegian descent. In Minnesota we have nearly onefourth of this total. These people began a migration to the United States when 53 immigrants from Stavanger landed in New York Harbor on October 9. 1825. The spirit of Norway was carried by subsequent immigrants who settled in Illinois. moved north into Wisconsin and Iowa. and west to Minnesota and the Dakotas. Next came a major move into Montana and a final path into the great Pacific Northwest. with settlements springing up in Washington and Oregon. Later.
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