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At first, the family of Lars Erik<br />

and Christ<strong>in</strong>a had <strong>to</strong> live <strong>in</strong> the<br />

cellar beneath the schoolhouse<br />

<strong>in</strong> S<strong>to</strong>ckholm. They then <strong>to</strong>ok<br />

part <strong>in</strong> the colonization of<br />

Nerike Hill. It was hard work.<br />

They built their log house <strong>in</strong> the<br />

woods where Indians were<br />

hunt<strong>in</strong>g animals.<br />

S<strong>to</strong>ckholm<br />

Nerike Hill<br />

Location of cab<strong>in</strong>s<br />

They built their cab<strong>in</strong> just east of Barry´s Corner<br />

Most of the settlers <strong>in</strong> Pep<strong>in</strong> County and Pierce<br />

County came from Sweden. But others came also<br />

from Norway and Germany.<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> street <strong>in</strong> S<strong>to</strong>ckholm, Wiscons<strong>in</strong> dur<strong>in</strong>g the 1890s<br />

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