
Sketch and map of a trip from Philadelphia to Tinicum Island, Delaware county, Pennsylvania. Where the Swedes founded the first permanent colony, and established and maintained for twelve years (from 1643 to 1655) the first seat of government in Pennsylvania, thirtynine years before the coming af William Penn. This itinerary includes points of historic interest in the old swedish settlements, Wicaco, Passyunk and Kingsessing, Philadelphia.
Paxson, Henry D.
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Philadelphia, George H. Buchanan Company, 1926. 8:o. 248, (1) s., (3) utvikbara kartor. Rikt illustrerad. Förlagets blå klotband med rygg- & pärmtitel i guld. Biblioteks- & utgallringsstämplar förekommer ‘Teologiska Fakultetens Seminariebibliotek, Lund’.
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Pärmtitel: Where Pennsylvania history began. Innehåll: Itinerary and Historical Sketch; Wicaco Block House and Old Gloria Dei; Old District of Passyunk; Old Powder Magazine; The Swedish Glebe House; Dutch Fort Beversreede; The Indians and Early Settlers of Passyunk; Nya Korsholm, or Fort Manayunk; Detour to Fort Mifflin; Cannon Ball House; Andreas Boon House; Governor Printz’s Settlement - Where Pennsylvania History Began; John Morton’s Birthplace; Old Swedes Mill; The Blue Bell Tavern; St. James’ (Old Swedes’) of Kingsessing; Bartram and His Garden; Jonas Nilsson and His Indian Trading Post on Jones’ Lane; Fort Nya Wasa, or Vasa; Replica of Wicaco Block House; Appendix; Index.


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