Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Union County Most of the Norwegians in Union County (there are not however, very many of them) live in Elizabeth City, where factory work is the most important employment. In Elizabeth there is also a congregation belonging to The United Church In this county there was once a post office called Thorsland. It is also known that there was a little Norwegian settlement in this area but it no longer exists. The Norwegian settlers sold their homes and moved west.