Historic Place

Knudson, Christen and Johanne, Farm

Clifton · Bosque County · Dedicated 1983 · THC Atlas #2083003109

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About this site

Knudson, Christen and Johanne, Farm is a historic place in Clifton, Bosque County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 35 historic places documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7569, -97.6388 near Clifton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bronstad House (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Olson-Hanson Farm, Olson, Joseph and Anna, Farm, and Wilson Homesite.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2083003109. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Christen and Johanne Knudson Farm is one of the Norwegian immigrant farmsteads of the Norse Historic District near Clifton in Bosque County, part of the largest Norwegian colony in the American Southwest, settled from 1854. It was documented in the 'Norwegian Settlement of Bosque County' thematic nomination and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org atlas.thc.texas.gov npgallery.nps.gov

📍 31.7569, -97.6388 · Clifton, Bosque County

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Nearby in Bosque County

Olson, Joseph and Anna, Farm

Norwegian Settlements in Bosque County