Historical Markers in Norway

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Historical Markers in Norway

1 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Norway, Mission Township — Cleng Peerson —

On Cleng Peerson Memorial Highway (Route 71) at East 2631st Road, on the right when traveling south on Cleng Peerson Memorial Highway.

Here is commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the United States by Cleng Peerson and other pioneers from Norway. They and their descendants, who still live here have contributed largely to the development . . . — — Map (db m309627) HM

2 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Sheridan, Norway — Hauge Lutheran Church — c. 1852 —

On East 2631st Road north of North 3650th Road, on the left when traveling north.

Hauge Lutheran Church c. 1852 On May 6, 2016 was honorably placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior This building stands to remind us of the Norwegian pioneers who . . . — — Map (db m272439) HM

3 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Norway, Mission Township — “Norsk Story” —

On Cleng Peerson Memorial Highway (Illinois Route 71) at East 2631st Road, on the right when traveling south on Cleng Peerson Memorial Highway.

This is the area where the first Norwegian migrants spent the first winter in the Fox River settlement in 1834. Across the road is where Cleng Peterson had his famous dream and vision of better things for his countrymen. This resulted in . . . — — Map (db m310036) HM

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