Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on 5/14/2021 Today’s look at history looks at a Swedish immigrant who became a business owner and raised his large family here in North Platte. Enjoy! Anders Otto Kocken (pronounced Kō-ken) was born October 11, 1840 near Linkoping Sweden. He married Christine Mylander in 1861 and came to America in 1868. […]