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   Coordinates: 39°44′12″N 75°32′19″W. New Sweden ( Swedish: Nya Sverige) [1] was a colony of the Swedish Empire along the lower reaches of the Delaware River between 1638 and 1655 in present-day Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in the United States. [2] .

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4. www.britannica.com › place › New-SwedenNew Sweden | Colony, Map, Location, & History | Britannica

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   New Sweden, only Swedish colony in America, established by the New Sweden Company in March 1638 and captured by the Dutch in 1655. The first expedition, including both Swedes and Dutchmen, was commanded by Peter Minuit, who purchased land from the Indians and named the settlement Fort Christina.

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   Recommended uses for this interactive map are – planning tours for those wishing to explore sites of the New Sweden colony in person, or as an educational resource for students of all ages to ...

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   Significant forts and settlement of colonial-era New Sweden (Nya Sverige). APPROXIMATE locations. Map created for https://twelvemilecircle.com. "An Appreciation of Unusual Places." Used in the ...

7. philadelphiaencyclopedia.org › essays › new-swedenNew Sweden - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia

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   Map of New Sweden. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The colony of New Sweden extended along the western bank of the Delaware River between what became Philadelphia and New Castle, Delaware. This map of New Sweden is attributed to Swedish engineer Peter Lindestrom in 1654, a year before the colony was conquered by the Dutch.

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   Where was New Sweden located?

   • New Sweden ( Swedish: Nya Sverige) was a colony of the Swedish Empire along the lower reaches of the Delaware River between 1638 and 1655 in present-day Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in the United States.

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   Who created the map of New Sweden?

   • This map of New Sweden is attributed to Swedish engineer Peter Lindestrom in 1654, a year before the colony was conquered by the Dutch. The area that became Philadelphia lies in the top center of this map. Among the points of interest marked is Fort Trefaldighet.

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   How long did New Sweden last?

   • Founded in 1638, the colony of New Sweden survived less than twenty years and at its peak numbered only about four hundred people, most of whom lived along the western bank of the Delaware River between what became Philadelphia and New Castle, Delaware.

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   How many Swedish expeditions were there in New Sweden?

   • During the next seventeen years, twelve more Swedish expeditions left the homeland for New Sweden. A total of eleven vessels and some 600 Swedes and Finns reached their destination. The colony eventually consisted of farms and small settlements along both banks of the Delaware River into modern Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

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9. colonialswedes.net › brief-historyBrief History of New Sweden in America | The Swedish Colonial ...

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   Brief History of New Sweden in America; Churches of New Sweden in America; SCS Historic Preservation; Map of New Sweden; The Descendants of Jöran Kyn of New Sweden; Essays; Forefathers. Chronology; List of Current Forefathers; Forefathers Application; Forefather Family Profiles; Qualifications & Procedures; List of Qualifying Forefathers