Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Brule County Ole T. Strand from Jølster and Tore O. LarsonÝ whose parents were from Nummedal were the first Norwegians in this county.The came to Dunlap in 1882. Prairies fires were the greatest fear for the new settlers in those days, and when the great sea of flame came, from which there seemed to be no salvation in any way. But, the settlers came through somehow, at least they saved their little houses. But when the grasshoppers came and destroyed their crops there was nothing with which to grind their flour and it was only the livestock that gave people sustenance. Lack of food was always present - also in the aforementioned settlememt. A Norwegian, N. Larsen of Puckwana, has represented Brule County in the State Legislature. There is a post office with the Norwegian name Ola in this county. ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== Make sure you check out the other lists available here for Norway: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/ ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx