Coming to America: Swedes found opportunity in Carver County

Mark Olson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:37:21 -0600

By Mark W. Olson

Carver County is often thought of as a county settled by Germans. While Germans did have a major role in our county’s development, Swedish immigrants also left their mark.

By the mid-1800s, Swedish settlers were clearing farm fields and creating communities such as Scandia (near Waconia), Gotaholm (near Watertown) and East Union and West Union (near Carver).

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Coming to America: Swedes found opportunity in Carver County