Embedded Document /system/files/2022-12/LT_CY_Swedesburg_Potenski.pdf Download this PDF Abstract Swedish immigrants established the first homestead in what became Garfield Township in 1868. Churches provided the foundation of the Swedesburg community, which overcame the Great Depression, both world wars, and a 1973 tornado. Authors Potenski, Christopher E. Date Sep 01, 2012 Tags Clay County Garfield Township Illness Swedesburg Tornado Publisher Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies Citation Christopher E. Potenski, “Swedesburg, Clay County,” Lost Kansas Communities, https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/swedesburg-clay-county-0. Rights This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.