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Swedish House

Swedish House is a New Jersey historical marker in Salem County, dedicated 1963.

On Locust Island Road side of the Hancock House · location approximate

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Built in 1640's in Salem area, later moved here. The Scandanavian timber or plank house was the forerunner of log cabins.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

Noua Terrae-Mariae tabula, 1671, covering the location of Swedish House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Noua Terrae-Mariae tabula, 1671, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.
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