Historical Marker

New Sweden

Governor Printz Park, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., near parking area at DE River side of park, Essington · Eddystone · Delaware

Pennsylvania marker

Inscription

In 1643 the colony's Governor, Johan Printz, established its capital here on Tinicum Island. Earlier, in 1638, New Sweden had been founded at the site of present Wilmington. Although the colony was captured by the Dutch in 1655, many Swedish and Finnish settlers remained. This was the region's first permanent European settlement, some four decades before William Penn's 1681 founding of Pennsylvania.

Location

AddressGovernor Printz Park, 2nd St. & Taylor Ave., near parking area at DE River side of park, Essington
CityEddystone
CountyDelaware
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates39.860950, -75.327300

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