Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Greenwood county Charles Christiansen from Østre Toten, Nels Ladd† from Sogndal and Mathias Johnson† from Biri were the three first Norwegians in this county - and more than that - they were the first Norwegian settlers in the State of Kansas. They came from Dane Co., Wis. and settled at Eureka in 1857. In 1858, came 6 other Norwegians from Dane Co. They were Helleck Brandson and Syvert Syvertsen from Nummedal as well as Ole Ladd†, Amund Eriksen†, Gjert Anderson and his brother, all from Sogndal. Kansas City, Mo., 150 miles away, was their nearest marketplace, where they brought the maize and wheat they grew and made their purchases. They used oxen for plowing and driving. A day labourer earned 25 to 50 cents a day. The Indians, who were quite other than pleasant at that time, were their nearest neighbours.There were also some Americans. The Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, that was established in 1870 by Pastor G. Erdahl of The Norwegian Synod, is the oldest Norwegian congregation in Greenwood County. Its church that is the oldest and (until now) the only one in this county was built in 1884. Now there are 2 Norwegian congregations in the county, both belonging to Hauge's Synod.