Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. King County There are several who agree that it was a man by the name of Christopher Christophersen, who settled 4 miles from Kent where a little station bears his name, was the first Norwegian settler in King County. However, the year he settled there is unknown. He was from Mandal. The settlement at Woodinville is also relatively old. Emanuel Nelson from Horten and Gustav Jacobsen, Lars Wold and Ingebrigt Wold settled here in 1876. A person who worked and travelled in King County in 1877 wrote, "I met only 6 Norwegian families, namely the Olsons, Hansons, Wolds, Henry Bestrøms, Andrew O. Lunds and Christopher Christophersens, the first four right in Seattle, the two last a little away. These were thus the first settlers (of Norwegian origin) in the Seattle area. The following came to the vicinity of Bothell in 1882: Jacob T. Hammer and Ole Justen from Lom, Johannes Olsen† from Sogn as well as Jacob Mohn and Gerhard Ericksen from Molde. Peter M. Benson and Hans Moe from Sogn and Julius Johnson from Fet Parish were the first in Kent. They settled there in 1889. The settlement at Redmond was founded in 1890. H., K., J., O. and G. Steensland as well as Christian Rabstad, William Helstad, Peter Kittelson and Robert Solberg, all from Kristiansand, Lars S. Herberg from Biri, John Petersen and John Outley from Kristiania, Ole and Gabriel Rosford from Rosfjord, John Eversen from Enebak, Peder Ericksen from Trondhjem as well as C. B. Westby and Mathias Monsen, born in this country, were the first Norwegian settlers in the vicinity of Redmond. The Norwegian Lutheran Congregation that was established in Seattle by Pastor Iver Tollefson of The Conference was the first Norwegian congregation in King County. The first Norwegian church was built by that congregation in 1890. There are now 14 Norwegian congregations and 14 churches, 4 belong to The Norwegian Synod, 4 to The United Church, 3 to The Lutheran Free Church, 2 to The Methodist Church and 1 to the Baptists. Information about Norwegians in public positions can be found elsewhere in the book. For information about 'Washington Tidende' (that started in 1889) and 'Papagøien', 'Fram', 'Washington Posten' and 'Normanna', all in Seattle as well as 'Konge-Riget', 'Den Ev. Herold' and 'Ebenezer' in Ballard, see the section 'Norwegian-American newspapers and periodicals'.