Details for Site of Old Normandy
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5213010368
Data
| Marker Number | 10368 |
| Atlas Number | 5213010368 |
| Marker Title | Site of Old Normandy |
| Index Entry | Normandy, Site of Old |
| Address | SH 31 at FM 314 |
| City | Brownsboro |
| County | Henderson |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 254122 |
| UTM Northing | 3576935 |
| Subject Codes | journalists; Norweigan settlement; settlements; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | First Norwegian colony in Texas. Founded in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reierson (1810-1864) and Ole Reierson, of Holt, Norway. In "Christianssandsposten," J.R. Reierson urged Norwegians to find "a rich life" by migrating to Texas. His associate editor, Elise Tvede (1815-1895), also came to Texas and continued writing for publications in Norway. She married Wilhelm Warenskjold, lived in this area, and opened home to Norwegian newcomers. |