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Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery

Brownsboro, Henderson County

Marker Text

After migrating from Norway in 1845, Ole Reierson bought the land that included this cemetery site (1.1 mi. ESE). He chose the spot for his burial and carved several of the plain brown gravestones before he died in 1852. The cemetery's 24 marked and 81 unmarked graves are mostly those of Norwegian immigrants. A Lutheran church built nearby in 1889, served as a cemetery chapel until the 1920s. Will Tergerson tended the site for many years. An association formed in 1974 by descendants of early settlers now maintains it.

Marker Details

Address SH 31 at FM 314
Location Description
Marker # 10345
Dedicated 1976
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; Lutheran denomination; Botany; Norweigan settlement
Latitude, Longitude 32.302258, -95.611327

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