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Finland

Delaware County · dedicated 1955 · Concord Ave. near Pusey St, at monument, Chester

Name given to tract along Delaware River from Marcus Hook to Chester River. Grant for tract was given Captain Hans Ammundson Besk, a native of Finland, by Queen Christina in 1653. Site of first Finnish settlement in America.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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