Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Cohoes City The first Norwegian to settle here was a Wm. Nilsen. Next after him came O. Martinsen Aas† from Drammen as well as Geo. Brecker, John Laim, Henry Broberg, M. Martinsen, Nils Nilsen, O. Martinsen, Edw. Thoresen†, Oluf G. Tufte†, E. Evensen, H. Mikkelsen and Lauritz Nilsen. Most of these and others living here work in engineering shops. They are mainly from Svelvig, Drammen and Kristiania. Alfred Christianson from Kristiania and who died in 1903 was a Master Mechanic in the Government Arsenal here. The last important work conducted under his supervision were the cannons that were used in the Spanish-American War. ---------- In Richmond there are also a number of Norwegian factory workers. And here they have a Norwegian Lutheran congregation with a church. ---------- In Herkimer Co. there is a post office with the name Norway but Norwegians are not to be found here.