Archaeological And Archival Investigations Of A Norwegian Farmstead In Bosque County, Texas
Author(s): Alexandra M Smith
Year: 2018
Summary
Bosque County, Texas, has a rich history as the most successful Norwegian settlement in the state, attracting immigrants throughout the latter half of the 19th century. Ole Finstad was no exception to this Texas fever; immigrating in 1871 at the age of 51, he acquired 160 acres in Bosque County, built a rock house, and spent his days farming and raising cattle. His descendants continued this tradition for the next 84 years, and the ruins of the original rock house still stand today. This paper presents the results of an archival and archaeological study of the life of the Finstad family and the conclusions that can be made about the lives of Norwegians who immigrated into the well-formed Norwegian-American community in Bosque County.
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Archaeological And Archival Investigations Of A Norwegian Farmstead In Bosque County, Texas. Alexandra M Smith. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441618)
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Keywords
General
Homestead
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Immigration
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Norwegian
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Historic United States
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 666