Since 1637. when the first Swedish people came to the United States. they have done their part to make our country a better place to live. A courageous sailor named S. M. Swenson was shipwrecked near Galveston in 1837. and came ashore to settle in what was then the free Republic of Texasthe first Swedish immigrant in that new nation. Since that time the Swedish representation in Texas has grown to number in the thousands and they have worked hard and contributed much to the success of the State. These Swedish descendants are fullblooded. firstrate Texans and Americans today in every sense of the word.
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