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During the 19th century, a quarter of Sweden's population left for North America, with Washington, Oregon and Minnesota being common destinations.
by martindbp 6y ago
During the 19th century, a quarter of Sweden's population left for North America, with Washington, Oregon and Minnesota being common destinations.
- MrDresden 6y agoInteresting, had never heard about the nordic emigration reaching that far west. Similarly a fifth of Iceland's population left for North America during that period, most of whom ended up in Canada, though I see now when looking it up some did end up all the way in the west (California, Oregon & Washington)