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| The area was first settled by Europeans about 1901, mostly by Scandinavian loggers who felled most of the large white and red pines that were in the area at that time. When the prime logging ran out in the late 1920's, the farmers took over. They were mostly Germans and Norwegians, with a few Swedes as well as those who had been in America for several generations. Finns and Russians settled farther east in the iron ore range. During the 30's many people came in from the dry Dakotas. Electricity (from the REA, or Rural Electrification Act) finally made its way to the farms around Northome in late 1949. While Fred had a phone in the 1940's, it wasn't until the 1960's that everybody had one, and until the mid 1970's it remained on the communal party-line system (each house had its own ring pattern to know when to pick up, and neighbors could eavesdrop by picking up on someone else's ring). A few old-timers went without indoor plumbing up until the late 1980's. Even today, the nearest traffic light is 40 miles away.{{ :foggyfields_sm.jpg?direct&280|hay field on Jack Ungerecht's farm}} | The area was first settled by Europeans about 1901, mostly by Scandinavian loggers who felled most of the large white and red pines that were in the area at that time. When the prime logging ran out in the late 1920's, the farmers took over. They were mostly Germans and Norwegians, with a few Swedes as well as those who had been in America for several generations. Finns and Russians settled farther east in the iron ore range. During the 30's many people came in from the dry Dakotas. Electricity (from the REA, or Rural Electrification Act) finally made its way to the farms around Northome in late 1949. While Fred had a phone in the 1940's, it wasn't until the 1960's that everybody had one, and until the mid 1970's it remained on the communal party-line system (each house had its own ring pattern to know when to pick up, and neighbors could eavesdrop by picking up on someone else's ring). A few old-timers went without indoor plumbing up until the late 1980's. Even today, the nearest traffic light is 40 miles away.{{ :foggyfields_sm.jpg?direct&280|hay field on Jack Ungerecht's farm}} | ||
| - | Fred and Walter lived on farms near each other in Bridgie Township, about 5 miles west of the village of Northome itself. Ungerecht descendents still live on both farms today, with numerous cousins and second cousins growing up in the area. The descendants of the two brothers owned well over a 1,000 acres in the 1980's and probably close to that today. While productive, it has never been prime farmland (it includes swamps, second-growth forest, etc). | + | Fred and Walter lived on farms near each other in Bridgie Township, about 5 miles west of the village of Northome itself. Ungerecht descendents still live on both farms today, with several cousins and second cousins growing up in the area. The descendants of the two brothers have generally owned over a 1,000 acres in the area. While productive, it has never been prime farmland (it includes swamps, second-growth forest, etc). |
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