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Cinnaminson in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Swedish Settlers

 
 
Swedish Settlers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles Berman, September 27, 2025
1. Swedish Settlers Marker
Inscription. Swedish farmers from across the Delaware settled among the English here in the 1680's. The name Cinnaminson is Native American.

1664 · 1964

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1664.
 
Location. 39° 59.788′ N, 74° 59.593′ W. Marker is in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 130 and Riverton Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 130. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 915 US-130, Riverton NJ 08077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 9-11-2001 We Will Never Forget (about 600 feet away); Riverton Memorial Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Riverton's Bicycle Track (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ann Carhart (approx. 1.4 miles away); Riverton (approx. 1.4 miles away); Look Listen and Live (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cinnaminson.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2025, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 24 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 29, 2025, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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