First Swedish Settlers in Minnesota
This historic monument is situated on the northeast corner of a 40-acre tract of land purchased Oct. 18, 1850 by the first three Swedish settlers in Minnesota. They built a log house on the shore of Hay Lake located 300 ft. southeast of this site. In 1854 Elim Lutheran Church was organized in this same home. A brick school built in 1899 stands across the road. The two-story house located just west of the school was built in 1868 and is authentically furnished for that era and is open to the public the same hours as the school.
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