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Perhaps inspired by the riches other Great Powers gathered from their overseas colonies, Sweden too sought to extend its influence to the New World. In 1637, Swedish, Dutch and German stockholders formed the New Sweden Company to trade for furs and tobacco in North America. During the next seventeen years,
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Celebrates the history and legacy of the New Sweden Colony in America, 1638-1655. Includes historic sites directory, membership information, and forefather application. History & Purpose of the Swedish Colonial Society Swedish Colonial News...
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New Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society of Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washinton celebrates the Swedish heritage by cultural activies such as Midsummer, Lucia, Christmas. New Sweden was chartered in 1989 for the purpose of sharing, promoting, strengthening and maintaining our Swedish culture and heritage.
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More on New Sweden from Infoplease: New Sweden, Swedish colony (1638–55), on the Delaware River; included parts of what are now Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. With the support of Swedish statesman Axel Oxenstierna, Admiral Klas Fleming (a Finn), and Peter Minuit (a Dutchman),
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Colonial America New Sweden Early History of Pennsylvania Off-site search results for "New Sweden"... Brief History of New Sweden in America Route from Sweden to New Sweden and return New Sweden rose to its greatest heights during the governorship of Johan Printz (1643-1653).
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Dr. Gregory B. Keen, in Windsor's "Narrative and Critical History of America," quoting from the Swedish historian, Campanius, says that the founders of New Sweden landed at Murderkill Creek in the southern part of the State of Delaware. In 1640 the northern boundary of New Sweden, Sailing northward, the Swedish commander,
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Recent posts about New Sweden, Maine on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. New Sweden is mentioned 41 times on our forum:
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An interpretive center for the colonial history of the Delaware Valley, featuring "Hands-On-History" displays of artifacts from the Prehistoric era to the American War for Independence, with a special focus on native Americans and the New Sweden Colony. To view the Photo's from the 20th Anniversary at New Sweden Centre,
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Visit the town of New Sweden, Maine's website! After a brief introduction as to how the Colony came to be, the contents are organized by townships involved: New Sweden, Stockholm, Woodland (and Perham, The following local historical organizations involved in this project are the Historical Societies of New Sweden,
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