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 | | History of Stoughton, WI The community of Stoughton began when Luke Stoughton, a Vermont Yankee living in the Janesville area, purchased 800 acres of land at $2.60 nestled in a large bend of the Catfish River (now the Yahara River), on July 3, 1847. |
 | | Stoughton's Syttende Mai celebration dates back as far as 1868, when Norwegian immigration to this part of Wisconsin was reaching its crest. |
 | | There are folk dancing performances by the world famous Stoughton Norwegian Dancers, exhibits of Norwegian rosemaling (painting) and hardanger (needlework), Norse costume style show, Norwegian church services, smorgasbord of Norwegian foods including lutefisk and lefse, a variety of musical performances, and an Ugliest Troll Drawing contest. |
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