Louise

(Severin)

Biographies Alf. L. Scott and T. J. Westerberg

This area, located about eight miles southwest of El Campo, on the Southern Pacific Railroad line, was a considerably large Swedish settlement in the 90’s, and it had a Swedish church. The first settlers came from the northern states but they soon grew tired of the flat area; and during the rainy years, not only did they lose their harvests, but the dampness promoted illness, and most of the early settlers moved away. After new roads and drainage ditches were built, the drainage was improved considerably; and those who stayed and others who have moved in, now often live on nice big farms. The land is rich and the main crops are rice, cotton and corn. The Swedes in the area visit the Swedish Churches in El Campo.

Extracted from: Swedes In Texas In Words and Pictures,

English Translation, 1838 - 1918

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