Norwegian Slooper Society of America
The Sloopers' Voyage to
America
The first group of Norwegian Immigrants to
America departed Stavanger, Norway, July 4, 1825, on the
Sloop "Restauration". These 52 persons entered New York
Harbor on October 9th, 98 days later.
Cleng Peerson led this group first to upstate New York;
then to to the area of Illinois near Norway, Illinois,
where the first permanent Norwegian settlement was
established.
Descendants of these Norwegians who came over on the
sloop have formed the Norwegian Slooper Society of
America.
The Society Meets annually at the Norway Community Center
in Norway, Illinois, on the Sunday nearest October 9. MAP
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