Celebrating 200 Years of Norwegian Emigration to America VNR

On July 4, 1825, the sloop Restauration set sail from Stavanger, Norway, carrying 52 Norwegian immigrants — Two hundred years later, a replica of the Restauration departed from the same port in Stavanger, again on July 4. The vessel completed its transatlantic journey with a celebratory arrival in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, October 9, 2025 — 200 years to the day.