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Markers in Kendall, NY for the first Norwegian immigrants.
 
By Anton Schwarzmueller, October 31, 2015
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1 ► New York, Orleans County, Kendall — Norway Colony —
Norway Colony Site of first Norwegian settlement in America, 1825. The "Sloopers" were the first immigrant group to travel on the completed Erie Canal. — — Map (db m90135) HM
2 ► New York, Orleans County, Kendall — Peerson Home —
On this site, Cleng Peerson agent for the first Norwegians in America who settled in Kendall in 1825, built log home, cellar wall remains — — Map (db m78636) HM
3 ► New York, Orleans County, Kendall — The Sloopers —
S/N The Sloopers First Norwegian Settlement in America in modern times Made by Cleng Peerson and 50 immigrants from the sloop "Restoration", 1825 — — Map (db m78635) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Sep. 30, 2026