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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 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>.
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[[Image:Trysil,_North_Dakota_1878.jpg|thumb|right|Trysil, ND]]September 2nd, 1873, Norwegian homesteader Ole Strandwold staked his claim on the SW&frac14; of section 24, township 143, range 49 in Clay County, North Dakota, around 8 miles north of [[Dakota City, North Dakota|Dakota City]], around 6 miles east of the current location of [[Gardner, North Dakota]] and established the town of Trysil; 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>.
  
  
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[[Image:Proposed Northern Pacific Line, Passign Near Trysil, ND 1879.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Proposed Trysil crossing]]According to an 1878 map of Dakota Territory, Trysil was located in T142 R49, approximately section 13 or 24.  An 1879 map shows a proposed Northern Pacific rail line crossing of the Red River would have passed very near Trysil, connecting to Fort Totten, ND (see left).  Most maps show Trysil on the Dakota side of the Red River, just north of the Buffalo River confluence, which would place it nearly opposite [[Georgetown, Minnesota]].
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[[Image:Proposed Northern Pacific Line, Passign Near Trysil, ND 1879.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Proposed Trysil crossing]]The location of Trysil would place it across the river from the Gerogetown Hudson Bay Trading Post, rather than Georgetown itself as some maps would indicate.  An 1879 map shows a proposed Northern Pacific rail line crossing of the Red River would have passed very near Trysil, connecting to Fort Totten, ND (see left).
  
  

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Trysil, ND

September 2nd, 1873, Norwegian homesteader Ole Strandwold staked his claim on the SW¼ of section 24, township 143, range 49 in Clay County, North Dakota, around 8 miles north of Dakota City, around 6 miles east of the current location of Gardner, North Dakota and established the town of Trysil; 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].


Proposed Trysil crossing

The location of Trysil would place it across the river from the Gerogetown Hudson Bay Trading Post, rather than Georgetown itself as some maps would indicate. An 1879 map shows a proposed Northern Pacific rail line crossing of the Red River would have passed very near Trysil, connecting to Fort Totten, ND (see left).


References

  1. ↑ http://www.geocities.com/noralutheran/history.html History of Nora Lutheran Church, retrieved 8/1/09.
  2. ↑ Origins of North Dakota Place Names, Mary Ann Barnes Williams
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