Monday, April 2, 2012

Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA

The Swedes (admixed with Finns) were the first European settlers on the lower Delaware River, and many of their descendants are buried here at Old Swede's Church (Lutheran, of course). At its height in the mid-1600's, their empire included parts of 10 countries on today's map of Europe and a nascent colony in North America. [2005]

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