Tinicum
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N 39° 52.028 W 075° 17.622
18S E 474881 N 4413051
The first settlement in Pa. 1643!
Waymark Code: WM8JDZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2010
Views: 10
Marker Text: First permanent settlement in present-day Pennsylvania, founded 1643 by Col. Johan Printz, governor of New Sweden. Seized by the Dutch in 1655, and by the English in 1664.
Marker Name: Tinicum
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 10/13/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 291 eastbound, just NE of Essington
Category: Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 17th Century
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