Marker Inscription
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Historical Marker
Omenson House (Reeder-Omenson House)
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About this site
Omenson House (Reeder-Omenson House) is a historical marker in Clifton, Bosque County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6939, -97.6586 near Clifton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Norway Mill (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Reeder-Omenson Farm, Norway Mills Cemetery, and Lahlum, A. H., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5035003859. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Also known as the Reeder-Omenson House, this two-story stone home at Norway Mills near Clifton was built after the Civil War, about 1869, by A. Y. Reeder. In 1912 Oscar H. Omenson, a son of Norwegian pioneers, purchased the Norway Mills farm, and the property has remained in the Omenson family since. It stands within the Clifton area's Norwegian settlement, the largest Norwegian colony in the United States west of the Mississippi.
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Cemetery
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