Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Cumberland County A family by the name of Thompson from Ryfylke were the first Norwegian settlers here. They settled at Genesis, where there is a little Norwegian settlement, in 1891. Later in the year came Gulbrand Gulbrandsen from Hallingdal. Maize and potato growing is the settlement's leading source of income. The pay for workers was 50 cents per day in the first period.