In memory of the Finnish and Swedish pioneers who together established the First Permanent Settlement in the Delaware River Valley in the year 1638. —————This memorial presented to the Village of Cokato by the Finnish-Americans of the communities . . . — — Map (db m309299) HM
Fort Christina-This park commemorates New Sweden, the colony founded when Peter Minuit’s expedition landed from the Swedish ships Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip on the natural wharf of rocks at the riverside about March 29, 1638. Fort Christina, built . . . — — Map (db m140502) HM
Fort Christina Monument was dedicated here June 27, 1938 celebrating the tercentenary of the landing. Participants included the Swedish Royal Commission led by their royal highnesses, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and Prince Bertil, the . . . — — Map (db m174441) HM