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History:[edit | edit source]
The first Norwegian settler to cross the Puget Sound was Zakarias Martin Taftzon (died 1901). He was a shoemaker and had roots from the Northern parts of Norway. After arriving in America he married a Native American woman and had two sons.
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1889 Washington Posten was created, later changed to Western Viking. The largest Norwegian newspaper in America today.
Societies:[edit | edit source]
Genealogical Societies in Washington State
Washington State Historical Society