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| − | [[Image:Trysil,_North_Dakota_1878.jpg|thumb|right|Trysil, ND]]September 2nd, 1873, Norwegian homesteader Ole Strandwold established the town of Trysil around 8 miles north of [[Dakota City, North Dakota|Dakota City]], around 6 miles east of [[Gardner, North Dakota]]; shortly thereafter a Norwegian Lutheran church was built and named Trysil Lutheran Church. The Trysil name did not last: the church changed its name to Nora Lutheran Church in 1885<ref>http://www.geocities.com/noralutheran/history.html History of Nora Lutheran Church, retrieved 8/1/09.</ref>, and Strandwold's post office was eliminated in 1899<ref>[[Origins of North Dakota Place Names, Mary Ann Barnes Williams]]</ref>. | + | [[Image:Trysil,_North_Dakota_1878.jpg|thumb|right|Trysil, ND]]September 2nd, 1873, Norwegian homesteader Ole Strandwold established the town of Trysil around 8 miles north of [[Dakota City, North Dakota|Dakota City]], around 6 miles east of the current location of [[Gardner, North Dakota]]; shortly thereafter a Norwegian Lutheran church was built and named Trysil Lutheran Church. The Trysil name did not last: the church changed its name to Nora Lutheran Church in 1885<ref>http://www.geocities.com/noralutheran/history.html History of Nora Lutheran Church, retrieved 8/1/09.</ref>, and Strandwold's post office was eliminated in 1899<ref>[[Origins of North Dakota Place Names, Mary Ann Barnes Williams]]</ref>. |
According to an 1878 map of Dakota Territory, Trysil was located in T142 R49, approximately section 13 or 24. | According to an 1878 map of Dakota Territory, Trysil was located in T142 R49, approximately section 13 or 24. | ||
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September 2nd, 1873, Norwegian homesteader Ole Strandwold established the town of Trysil around 8 miles north of Dakota City, around 6 miles east of the current location of Gardner, North Dakota; shortly thereafter a Norwegian Lutheran church was built and named Trysil Lutheran Church. The Trysil name did not last: the church changed its name to Nora Lutheran Church in 1885[1], and Strandwold's post office was eliminated in 1899[2].
According to an 1878 map of Dakota Territory, Trysil was located in T142 R49, approximately section 13 or 24.
References
- ↑ http://www.geocities.com/noralutheran/history.html History of Nora Lutheran Church, retrieved 8/1/09.
- ↑ Origins of North Dakota Place Names, Mary Ann Barnes Williams
