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Fort Elfsborg

Salem County · dedicated 1938 · At Elsinborough on County road between Salem and Oakwood Beach, Salem County.

Not far from here on the New Hersey side of the Delaware River, in 1643, the Swedes erected an earthwork fort with three angles, on order of Gov. Johan Printz to control the River. It was commanded by Lieut. Sven Skute, and was abandoned in 1651.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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