挪威山丘歷史

06. 11. 2020

我們居住的社區附近的山丘，只要是這裡的從小土生土長的，只要說Mt. Norway他們就知道是那一區，我們的社區名當初原地主就取名「Norway Green」。

今天我們的化糞池使用滿三年了，郡政府規定每三年要檢測，來替我們檢測的人，一到這裡，開始寒暄，就告訴我這裡當年他們家族的歷史，原來他的曾叔公當年就是我們隔壁鄰居地上那個古蹟小學畢業的，（現在那個古蹟只剩地基，還不准拆除），他的曾姨婆還曾經在這個小學裡教書呢！

當年的小樹已成大樹替我家遮蔽下午西曬陽光，他說附近有個博物館，有當年的照片。一定要找時間去看一看！

他的曾叔公父母那一代是挪威人，移民過來之後就在這裡擁有許多土地，所以給這地方取名Mt. Norway以紀念他們來的地方。

我恍然大悟，原來這裡真的跟挪威有點關係哪！

看著他怎樣檢測化糞池，在偶爾飄來一股異味的情況下，聽他說完這些家族故事。

The hills near the community where we live, as long as they are born and raised up here, they called Mt. Norway. The original owner of our community named our neighborhood "Norway Green".

Today our septic tank has been in use for three years, and the county government stipulates that it needs to be tested every three years. The person who came to test for us, as soon as he arrived here, started to exchange pleasantries, and told me the history of their family here. It turned out that his great-uncle Back then, he graduated from the historic elementary school on the ground next door to our neighbor (now only the foundation of the historic site remains, and it is not allowed to be demolished), and his great-aunt once taught in this elementary school!

The small tree back then has grown into a big tree to shade my house from the sun in the west in the afternoon. He said that there is a museum nearby with photos from that year. Be sure to find time to check it out!

His great-uncle's parents were Norwegians, and they owned a lot of land here after immigrating, so they named this place Mt. Norway to commemorate where they came from.

I suddenly realized that this place really has something to do with Norway!

Watch him test a septic tank, and listen to his family stories while the occasional smell wafts through.