March 2026

How did Cleng Peerson get his land from the Texas legislature?

Cleng Peerson og tidlig emigrasjon, Norske immigranter i Texas / By

Norwegian emigrants chose land in Bosque County, Texas, in November 1853, but Cleng Peerson was not one of them. He was present and helped them with his knowledge and experience. Peerson had lived in the United States for more than thirty years and had been the pathfinder for Norwegian settlers more than once. He knew […]

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Settling on virgin soil in the Bosque River Valley

Cleng Peerson og tidlig emigrasjon, Drømmen om egen gård, Norske immigranter i Texas / By

The first Norwegian immigrants to settle on the western frontier in the Bosque River Valley arrived in late 1853 and early 1854.[1] The North Bosque River begins in north central Erath County, flows through Hamilton County, and continues east through Bosque County and into central McLennan County before it flows into Lake Waco. Bosque River

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