Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Chehalis County In Aberdeen, where a number of Norwegians live, Nils H. Hansen from Fredrikshald was the firs, or at least one of the first. He settled there in 1889. Captain Knudsen from Christiansand and T Thompson also belong to the pioneers in Aberdeen. At South Bend there are similarly, a number of Norwegians. There are 4 Norwegian congregations and 2 churches in the county, 3 belong to The United Church and 1 to The Methodist Church. The Methodist congregation, that was established in 1891, was the first. Its church was built the same year (1891).