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The first Swedish emigrants to North America left the country during the 1840s. By 1854, 15,000 Swedes had emigrated. Among those who had emigrated in 1849 from Närke were some moutain men and their families from the parish of Karlskoga, sailing with their pig iron from Gothenburg to Boston. In 1853, they founded a society in Stockholm on the shores of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin. 130
When Lars Erik, Christina, Erik (9), Anna (7), and Lena (5) emigrated in May, 1867, travelled by train all the way down to the harbour in Göteborg. From there they took the mail steamer to Hull in England. Then they travelled by train across land to Liverpool on the west coast. From there they crossed the Atlantic Ocean on a ships that, at the time, had both sail and steam engine. The first railroad in Sweden was built between the cities of Arboga and Örebro. It was opened 1857 by the Crown Prince Karl, who later became King Karl XV. In 1862 a new royal opening took place. This time it was the railroad between Hallsberg, near Örebro and Stockholm. Post Street in Göteborg 131
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The first Swedish emigrants <strong>to</strong> North<br />
America left the country dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
1840s. By 1854, 15,000 Swedes had<br />
emigrated. Among those who had<br />
emigrated <strong>in</strong> 1849 from Närke were<br />
some mouta<strong>in</strong> men and their families<br />
from the parish of Karlskoga, sail<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with their pig iron from Gothenburg <strong>to</strong><br />
Bos<strong>to</strong>n. In 1853, they founded a<br />
society <strong>in</strong> S<strong>to</strong>ckholm on the shores of<br />
the Mississippi River <strong>in</strong> Wiscons<strong>in</strong>.<br />
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