This map shows the course of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and some of the settlements where the Norwegians made their homes.

To Fox River and newer Norwegian colonies in the Midwest

Cleng Peerson og tidlig emigrasjon, Helse og levekår, Innvandring, utvandring og migrasjonskjeder, Migrasjonskjede Cleng Peerson, Norske immigranter i Midtvesten / By

With increasing Norwegian emigration to the Midwest, the Fox River colony in La Salle County, Illinois, was followed by sister colonies in the region. Within a few years, Fox River developed into the mother colony for thousands of Norwegian immigrants. In this context, “mother colony” means that this was the place where most Norwegian immigrants […]

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