Omsrud Thordson-Torgrimson Log Cabin
N 44° 07.411 W 094° 33.320
15T E 375561 N 4886768
Marker describing old Norwegian log cabin.
Waymark Code: WMC5P3
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2011
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This log cabin was built about 1857 by the Omsrud/Thordson and Torgrimson families, immigrants from Valdres, Norway. It originally stood on the Thord Omsrud farm on the shores of Omsrud Lake. The cabin was moved to this site in 1986 by the Omsrud-"Kolbrenner" clan, represented by the Levord, Ole, Tiedeman, Guttorm, Iver Thordson, and Torgrim Torgrimson families.
The cabin stands as a memorial to all Norwegian pioneers who were the first Europeans to permanently settle in this part of Brown County.
Velsigne Vare din Minde
(Blessed be your Memory)
Marker Type:: Roadside
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