County: LaSalle
Location: The marker is located southwest
of the town of Norway, along the northwest side of IL Route
71. It is mounted on granite at the Cleng-Pearson
Memorial Park.
N 41o 27.442
W 088o 40.421
Erected: 01/01/1934 Erected by: State of Illinois
Here is the commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the United States by Cleng Peerson and other pioneers from Norway. They and their descendants, who still live here have contributed largely to the development of this section of Illinois.
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