Fort Christina-- Part 2: Site Where Swedes and Finns Came Ashore in 1638

From A History of Delaware:  A Brief History of Fort Christina.

Swedes and Finns stepped ashore at a natural wharf of stone called today "The Rocks."  This was at the Fort Christina National Historic Landmark.  It is located where the Christina River and Brandywine Creek have their confluence.

The colony, called New Sweden prospered because of the fur trade and the settlement increased to 300 people from 1638 to 1655.  Then, it was captured by the Dutch.

Today it is marked by the Swedish Tercentenary Monument and a replica of the Swedish ship Kalmar Nyckel is there.

--Brock-Perry