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