Swanwyck

New Castle County · dedicated 1938 · Old Ferry Piers at foot of Chestnut Street, New Castle · location approximate

Swedish settlement established in this vicinity 1654 under Governor Johan Risingh. Foot dyke across marshes connected New Amstel (New Castle) with land of Hans Block, early Dutch settler residing near here.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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