Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Marion County The first real settlement (of Norwegians) in Oregon was established at Silverton in this county. P. K. Johnson was the first who settled there. Now there are 5 Norwegian congregations and 4 churches (in Marion County), 2 of them belong to The United Church, 1 to The Norwegian Synod, 1 to the Methodists and 1 to the Adventists.