Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Columbia County The first permanent Norwegian in this county was Cato Parelius, who settled at Quincy in 1873. He was from Hitteren. A Norwegian Lutheran congregation was established there in 1886. Now there are 3 small congregations in the county, 2 belong to The Norwegian Synod and 1 to The Methodist Church.