Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Walworth County B. J. Olsen and Simon Olsen, both from Østerøen near Bergen, Paul Carlson from Garshol, Søndmøre and Jacob Førde and Martin Olsen from Leganger, Søndmøre as well as Jacob Førde and Hans Ness from Volden, Søndmøre were the first Norwegian settlers in this county. They settled in the vicinity of Flora on the Missouri River in 1880. To the nearest marketplaces, Pierre, S.D. and Bismarck, N.D. it was almost 120 miles. Cattle raising was the first settlers' main source of income. They also shot buffalo and other game for which there was a demand. It was full of Indians along the Sioux River but no whites at that time, except at Fort Yates, ca. 60 miles from the Norwegian settlement. There was there (at Fort Yates) a number of soldiers who were to keep an eye on the Redskins. Bergen Congregation, that was established at Flora in 1884 by Pastor A. L. Lobben, belonging to The Norwegian Synod, was the first Norwegian congregation in the county. Now ther are 6 congregations, 3 belong to The United Church and 3 to The Lutheran Free Church. Selby Post Office in Walworth County gets its name from the Norwegians.