Norwegian Colony
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Norwegian Colony was a Norwegian community in Thousand Oaks, California, in the 1890s and early 20th century. They were among the first pioneers to settle in the Conejo Valley, and was perhaps the mos
The Norwegian Colony stretched as far north as Mount Clef Ridge.
Pedersen's original 1913 home is located at the corner of Regent Ave and Faculty St.
California Lutheran University sits where the Norwegian Colony was located.
Norwegian Grade
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The Norwegian Grade is a 2 miles section of Moorpark Road from the Santa Rosa Valley up into the Simi Hills and the city of Thousand Oaks, within Ventura County, California. Completed in 1911, it may
Norwegian Colony
…George Hansen, and Lars Pedersen all died within a week of each other during a diphtheria epidemic in 1901. One of their major contributions was the Norwegian Grade, which connects the Conejo Valley to the Santa Rosa Valley. The narrow, winding one-mile (1.6 km) road was built over two years by men and boys of the…
The Norwegian Grade's historical monument plaque, installed after the 2010-2011 renovation