Finland
Inscription
Name given to tract along Delaware River from Marcus Hook to Chester River. Grant for tract was given Captain Hans Ammundson Besk, a native of Finland, by Queen Christina in 1653. Site of first Finnish settlement in America.
Location
AddressConcord Ave. near Pusey St, at monument, Chester
CityChester
CountyDelaware
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates39.849600, -75.378060
Sources
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Joshua Pusey
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Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth.
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