Helga (left) with her daughter Clara, 1897

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This file appears in: Helga Estby's Walk Across America
This file appears in: Helga Estby's Walk Across America

By Nicolle Southwick
In 1887, Norwegian-born Helga and Ole Estby purchased 160 acres of land in “Little Norway,” an enclave in the town of Mica Creek, 25 miles southeast of Spokane. Shortly after the Panic of 1893, Ole injured his back and was unable to work the family…