Peter Larson -- Danish Immigrant Entrepreneur

Authors

• Henry Jorgensen

Keywords

Helena, Danish, immigration, railroad, Northern Pacific

Abstract

Eighty years ago, on July 13, 1907, Helena residents picked up their newspaper, the Helena Independent and read these front-page headlines:

"PETER LARSON DIES AT HIS HOME IN HELENA."

"A CALAMITY TO THE WHOLE NORTHWEST."

"The Man Who at the Age of Twenty Was Still a Danish Peasant is Remembered by Thousands for His Benefactions" . . ."Contractor and Master Business Man."

Recommended Citation

Jorgensen, Henry (1988) "Peter Larson -- Danish Immigrant Entrepreneur," The Bridge: Vol. 11: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol11/iss1/6