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Markers in Kendall, NY for the first Norwegian immigrants.
 
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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 remainsMap (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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