| Enfield: A Swedish-American Farm Community, 1850-2002 Contributor(s): Abrahamson, Dean E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738523097 ISBN-13: 9780738523095 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 977.651 |
| LCCN: 2003108634 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The area of Silver Creek Township was settled in the 1850s by Swedish immigrants who left their ancestral home to face the challenges of life in the new world. They cleared the land and developed a prosperous farming community, which they named Enfield when a post office was established in 1910. Enfield was a booming farm community in the early part of the 20th century, with schools, churches, a potato warehouse, a cheese factory, and its own baseball team. The rural farm community thrived for a century, but now the farming way of life has given way to a residential bedroom community for nearby Minneapolis. Those first homesteaders are long gone, but their legacy lives on, and many of their descendants continue to live and work in the community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abrahamson, Dean E.: - Dean E. Abrahamson is the descendant of some of those original Swedish immigrants who settled in Enfield. Born and raised in Silver Creek Township, he spent 32 years as a professor at the University of Minnesota. |