JOE GREENWOOD: 20,000 Leagues Into The Sky — Finnish Pioneers Monument Near Rolla, N.D.
I ran across this monument the other day while driving near Rolla, North Dakota. FOUNDERS WE DEDICATE THIS MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF THE FINNISH PIONEERS WHO CAME HERE IN 1896 AND AFTER. THEY TILLED THIS SOIL WITH OXEN AND HORSES AND LIVED IN HOUSES OF EARTH SOD. THROUGH THEIR EARLY EFFORTS WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR PRESENT LIVING STANDARD. NORTH …