Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Hutchinson County The first Norwegian in this county was B. O. Hege from Trondhjem; he settled in the vicinity of Menno. Next after him came Christen O. Carter from Arendal. He settled at Molan in 1877. There is a Norwegian congregation that was established in 1879 by Pastor J. Andreason, belonging to The Augustana Synod. It now is with The United Church. Its church was built in 1899.